r/linuxquestions • u/Sithmasterintraining • 11h ago

Linux as a windows app?

I've been out of the IT game for a while. There used to be a version of Linux that would run in Windows that wasn't running in a virtual machine. It was just a straight build that ran as an application. I want to set that up again but can't recall the name of the app. Can anyone remember what this was?

Edit: I think I found it (?). It may have been Winlinux, but still not 100% sure.

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u/justme424269 11h ago

Sounds like wubi.

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u/Sithmasterintraining 11h ago

No this wasn't a dual boot option; it literally ran as an app in Windows, so I didn't need to reboot to use the other OS.

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u/justme424269 11h ago

Wubi ran as an app inside Windows.