Being an official WSL distro will make it easier for Windows Subsystem for Linux users to discover and install RHEL, Microsoft said.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) will become an official Linux distribution for Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), making it easier for users to discover and install RHEL on Windows. Announced on November 19, Red Hat will deliver a distro image for WSL with a new .tar-based architecture. This move is especially beneficial for hybrid cloud deployments and developers who need a consistent RHEL environment across systems.

Red Hat Linux to be official WSL distro

<p>I’m not familiar with the RHEL distro, would it require license in the WSL as well?</p>
