Windows
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What is Windows?
The dominant proprietary operating system developed by Microsoft, widely used in corporate environments and PC gaming.
Windows is the most widely installed desktop operating system globally. While historically challenging for web development, the introduction of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has bridged the gap, allowing developers to run native Linux environments and toolchains directly alongside standard Windows desktop applications.
How it relates to Orbit
Orbit’s Windows desktop can manage local projects and route an Ubuntu project’s files, commands, agents, and builds through WSL. See Linux Projects (WSL) for details.
When you would use it
You use Windows if you are developing PC games, working heavily within the Microsoft corporate ecosystem, or utilizing WSL for versatile local development.
Common operations
- Developing large enterprise applications using the.NET framework.
- Utilizing WSL to run bash scripts and Linux containers natively.