Using Textual through Ubuntu/Linux Distro on a Windows Machine/VS Code?

[schlopp96]

As I understand, Textual is currently only supported through Linux and MacOS... This is unfortunate (for now) as my default coding-environment utilizes Visual Studio (Code & 2019) running on Windows 10.

This got me wondering if perhaps I could somehow just install Textual with perhaps a Linux distro such as Ubuntu, and still be able to use my other Windows-based extensions/frameworks simultaneously. I don't know too much about cross-OS development or if it's even possible at all, so please forgive my ignorance... I just really want to give this framework a go!

So basically my question is:

Would it be possible to use Textual in Windows if it's installed & run from Ubuntu/Other Linux Distro, while still being able to utilize my normally installed Windows extensions/frameworks/libraries/ etc. in Visual Studio Code?

[willmcgugan]

Have a look in to "virtual machines". You can run Linux in a window on your Windows machine.

[schlopp96]

So, are you saying running Linux with WSL2 on Windows through Ubuntu doesn't count as a VM then right? That's what I thought I could've done, that way I wouldn't have to have more than one window open, and just switch between Linux-Ubuntu & Windows-Powershell/Bash terminals within VS Code's integrated terminal.

It seems like downloading a VM to run Ubuntu through that is just adding an extra step, but again I know very little about VMs specifically.

[schlopp96]

No longer relevant as Textual officially supports Windows!

Thanks @willmcgugan for your hard work and for the great software you produce!