Microsoft surprised everyone today when it announced at Build 2017 that Apple is bringing iTunes to Windows Store. It was a surprise but not like the one that followed right after…
Ubuntu will also be available through it Windows Store, ενώ το Fedora και το Suse έρχονται στο Windows Subsystem για Linux.
Basically, releasing Linux distributions through the Windows Store will allow users to install them as apps on their devices. Windows 10, πράγμα που σημαίνει ότι θα μπορούν να τρέχουν εφαρμογές Windows και Linux μαζί χωρίς να χρειάζεται να έχουν two dual-boot systems.
“Windows 10 is the first system that allows you to do that," Microsoft said today at its Build developer conference.
This functionality will be available with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update update, but it will be available Ubuntu is already available in the Windows Store while it is Suse and Fedora will be released later. The update for WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) will also be released later.
Microsoft once again reiterated that it loves Linux, leaving behind all the criticisms that the former CEO has said about the world of open source. Steve Ballmer, the former chief executive of Microsoft, once called Linux cancer, but with today's announcement, it is now obvious that the Redmond company is now openly supporting Linux and open source (?!).
"Windows 10 will be the most productive user interface ever," Microsoft said.
As you can see on the screenshot, the Ubuntu Windows Store entry resembles any other application available in the Store and of course it is available to download and install it for free.
As new Linux distributions are released through the Windows Store, they will run on Windows 10 S, the version of Microsoft's Windows 10 that only runs applications from the Store.
