It's simple to get Linux Mint up and running on a Windows PC. Here's how you do it.

The reality is more complicated, however. A little further in the post, we’ll describe how to install WSL and get Linux running on your Windows PC, plus provide links to some helpful resources.

Linux Mint is a popular Linux distro not offered through the Microsoft Store, so here's how to install it on WSL.

On Microsoft's official support page, the Windows company now explains how users can install Linux for free.

We have guides to install Oracle Linux, Debian, Kali Linux, and even Rocky Linux in VirtualBox. However, there are other virtual machine tools that you can use instead of VirtualBox as well.

How to install WSL using Windows Features? To install WSL using Windows Features, open the Turn Windows features on or off dialog box, select the boxes for Windows Subsystem for Linux and Virtual ...

OK, you've settled on which version of Linux you want to load on your old PC. Here's how to make it happen.