Porting MSLab on Linux
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Description
Key technologies are almost already available on Linux to consider a MSLab port to run on a Linux host.
- Powershell is now available on Linux - https://github.com/PowerShell
- Hyper-V (next) is becoming mainstrean on Linux as a the root partition for Microsoft Hypervisor - https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20251208064614.GA2485915@liuwe-devbox-debian-v2.local/
MSLab PowerShell scripts should be adapted to run correctly on a Linux host OS, this will include:
- relying or not on WINE for exe and msi files
- Hyper-V VMM API to use from Linux root partition (Host Networking Service (HNS) : https://github.com/microsoft/hnslib, Host Compute Service (HCS) : https://github.com/microsoft/hcsshim, or something else)
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no specific files, tests, or entry points. Start by reviewing the MSLab PowerShell scripts and the Linux options it lists, including WINE, HNS, and HCS, then define the supported Linux host and virtualization approach; done would require an agreed porting scope and working scripts on that host.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell
- Domain
- infrastructure, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100