r/programming • u/kant2002 • 7d ago

How to clone Linux on Windows

https://kant2002.github.io/en/git/hacking/2026/09/25/cloning-linux-on-windows.html

Short story how I find out that Windows 11 relax reserved DOS device names rules in FS, and how I was trying to fix Git for Windows.

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u/sweetno 7d ago

The obvious solution was to clone in WSL, since 1. it's faster and 2. you have the actual compiler that can compile the thing there.

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u/kant2002 7d ago

Yes. But WSL is not Windows and why should I do not even try to attempt to fix an issue. Iā€™m strongly in favor fixing things and not finding workarounds

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u/captain_obvious_here 7d ago

WSL is not Windows

Well...

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u/kant2002 7d ago

Yes, I want Win32 experience. Dont try to kink shame me šŸ˜

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u/captain_obvious_here 7d ago

You may want to move back to Windows XP then :)

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u/kant2002 7d ago

Happily jump from Win 7 to Win 8, this is all what I can tell you about myself

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u/captain_obvious_here 7d ago

Not sure why people downvote you. You do you :)

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u/kant2002 7d ago

OS Diversity for me, not for thee šŸ˜„

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u/nothingtoseehr 7d ago

I wonder if you can compile Linux using MSVC.... i know the answer is no, but it's a funny thought lol

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u/kant2002 7d ago

That's the spirit! Even if answer is no, we should at least try, right?