# wishstudio/flinux

Foreign LINUX - Run unmodified Linux applications inside Windows.

Repository: https://github.com/wishstudio/flinux
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/flinux
Language: C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2016-03-31T09:32:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4436, "days_push": 3807, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3596, forks 247 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:11.344608+00:00)

## What it is
Foreign LINUX is a dynamic binary translator and Linux system call interface emulator that runs unmodified Linux binaries on Windows without drivers or system modifications. It supports many console applications and some GUI applications, offering an alternative to Cygwin.

## Use cases
- run unmodified linux binaries on windows
- run linux console applications on windows without a vm
- get a minimal archlinux environment on windows
- run bash and pacman on windows
- alternative to cygwin for running linux apps
- test linux programs on windows

## When to choose
- you need to run unmodified Linux ELF binaries on Windows without installing drivers or a VM
- you want a lightweight alternative to Cygwin or WSL on older Windows systems
- you need a quick minimal Arch Linux environment on Windows

## When to avoid
- you need full compatibility with modern Linux applications, since many syscalls and GUI features are still missing
- you need an actively maintained project, as the latest release dates to 2016
- you are on Windows 10+ where WSL provides far more complete Linux support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: interpreter, developer-tools, cli
- domain: operating-systems, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: linux-emulation, binary-translation, syscall-emulation, windows-subsystem, cygwin-alternative, command-line

## Member repositories
- wishstudio/flinux (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:11.344608+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:33:47.753860+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wishstudio/flinux (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:11.344608+00:00, sha 8ffe3eed966d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.