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This is giving the same vibe as Windows Subsystem for Linux[0] - it kinda makes sense once somebody explains it, but is confusing as hell when you first see it
by asalahli 3mo ago
This is giving the same vibe as Windows Subsystem for Linux[0] - it kinda makes sense once somebody explains it, but is confusing as hell when you first see it
0. https://www.reddit.com/r/bashonubuntuonwindows/comments/t952ar/comment/i08wzec/ https://www.reddit.com/r/bashonubuntuonwindows/comments/t952...
- nok22kon 3mo agoJust like Windows storing 64-bit binaries in System32 dir and 32-bit binaries in SysWOW64 dir kind of makes sense (if you are insane)
- JdeBP 3mo agoAlso: You boot from the 'system' volume, and the operating system is stored on the 'boot' volume. (-: * https://jdebp.uk/FGA/boot-and-system-volumes.html https://jdebp.uk/FGA/boot-and-system-volumes.html 'Windows subsystem for' actually has a similar sort of logic behind it. * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11417059 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11417059 Although Microsoft then spoiled that explanation a couple of years later by switching to a virtual machine system instead of the NT kernel emulating the not-present Linux kernel.