Windows 10 already allows you to install ubuntu, opensuse and fedora from the store

There is no doubt that the relationship between Microsoft and GNU / Linux is improving a lot in recent years. The first step was taken with the integration of Bash in Windows 10 and now they go much further with the possibility of installing Ubuntu, OpenSuse and Fedora from the Windows Store.

Linux reaches the Windows Store

The new update Windows 10 Fall Creators brings us a novelty that many would have dismissed as impossible, Windows 10 allows us to download and install Ubuntu, OpenSuse and Fedora from the Windows Store. These operating systems will work virtualized with Windows, with this we can make full use of these systems in a very simple way. Logically, we are facing virtualization, so it is evident that there will be many limitations in performance, but it is undoubtedly a very important step that can help bring Linux closer to users. This virtualized installation does not allow us to choose a separate partition, but it is installed inside the drive where Windows is located.

The possibility of installing Linux could also improve the possibilities of Windows 10 S, the new version of the system that is only compatible with applications from the Windows Store, thanks to Linux we would have access to many additional software.

Microsoft's Windows 10 Mobile platform plummets so its end could be much closer than expected, with the change in attitude seen in Redmond, let's not rule out the possibility of seeing new Lumia smartphones with the Android operating system, which uses the Linux kernel.

Source: ginifo