Built on top of Fedora, providing a cutting-edge and robust Linux distribution. Fully compatible with Windows Subsystem for Linux, allowing seamless integration with Windows 10/11. Uses the DNF package manager for managing software packages, including installation, updates, and removal. Access to the latest software packages and updates through Fedora repositories. Fedora Remix for WSL includes wslu, a set of useful open-source utilities for interacting between WSL and Windows 10. An update script, accessible via $ upgrade.sh allows keeping your distro updated and the customizations. The install-desktop.sh script installs and configures a graphical desktop environment on Fedora Remix for WSL, enabling the use of GUI applications within the WSL environment. Built-in support for systemd in WSL2 For WSL1 start services via the wslsystemctl command. Support for many Linux graphical applications with no need to configure display. Custom Mesa compilation with Direct 3D 12 acceleration support and video codes. New features are actively developed based on community input. We give priority to WSL compatibility issues and adjust the package version to improve this.

Existing users can update immediately by following: https://www.whitewaterfoundry.com/blog/2025/05/05/fedora-remix-for-wsl-42-released 43.0.0 * Updated to Fedora 43. * GNOME is no longer supported due to lack of Xorg support. If you upgraded from 42, uninstall GNOME and install Xfce, KDE, or LXDE instead. * New first-run welcome message (shown once) with support links, update guidance, and WSL1 notes. * Improved WSL1 compatibility for Fedora 43, including automatic mitigation for gdk-pixbuf/glycin issues during updates. * Updated graphics stack setup: Mesa installation is refreshed and streamlined for Fedora 43. * Direct3D 12 acceleration is now available on ARM64 (via an upstream Fedora change). * Improved Windows Terminal defaults (no auto-close on exit). 42.1.0 * Upgraded to Fedora 42 * Standards-compliant environment setup: XDG directories are now automatically configured and created when missing. * More reliable GUI sessions in WSLg: improved handling of `/run/user/$UID` and audio runtime paths, including cleanup of stale sockets. * Better X11 fallback behavior: more robust Windows host IP detection. * Cleaner D-Bus sessions: per-user runtime storage with tighter environment reuse for improved isolation. * Now systemd is enabled by default, and it's the recommended mode * Upgraded to Mesa 25.0.4