{
  "id": 1701873,
  "title": "I asked Canonical if Ubuntu on Windows will outgrow native installs as rumored - it's a no",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/i-asked-canonical-if-ubuntu-on-windows-will-outgrow-native-installs",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-18T11:38:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ZDNet",
    "slug": "zdnet",
    "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/article/ubuntu-on-windows-outgrowing-native-installs-not-according-to-canonical/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ubuntu on Windows via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) isn't expected to surpass native Ubuntu installations anytime soon, according to Canonical's VP of engineering, Jon Seager. Seager clarified that the growth rate of Ubuntu in WSL is higher than that of native Ubuntu installations, but this does not mean more Ubuntu Desktops will run on WSL than on actual PCs. The increase in WSL Ubuntu usage is primarily due to enterprise developers leveraging Linux tools on Windows, rather than a shift towards WSL as the primary host operating system.",
  "summary": "There's some confusion about Ubuntu's popularity on Windows Subsystem for Linux, so I asked Canonical's Jon Seager directly.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}