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* On Linux, using the [Mingw-w64](https://mingw-w64.org/doku.php) cross compiler tool chain. Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 is required
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and is the platform used to build the Bitcoin Core Windows release binaries.
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* On Windows, using [Windows
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Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](https://msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/wsl/about) and the Mingw-w64 cross compiler tool chain.
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Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/wsl/about) and the Mingw-w64 cross compiler tool chain.
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* On Windows, using a native compiler tool chain such as [Visual Studio](https://www.visualstudio.com).
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Other options which may work, but which have not been extensively tested are (please contribute instructions):
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* On Windows, using a POSIX compatibility layer application such as [cygwin](http://www.cygwin.com/) or [msys2](http://www.msys2.org/).
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* On Windows, using a native compiler tool chain such as [Visual Studio](https://www.visualstudio.com).
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* On Windows, using a POSIX compatibility layer application such as [cygwin](https://www.cygwin.com/) or [msys2](https://www.msys2.org/).
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Installing Windows Subsystem for Linux
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With Windows 10, Microsoft has released a new feature named the [Windows
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Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](https://msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/wsl/about). This
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Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/wsl/about). This
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feature allows you to run a bash shell directly on Windows in an Ubuntu-based
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environment. Within this environment you can cross compile for Windows without
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the need for a separate Linux VM or server. Note that while WSL can be installed with
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This feature is not supported in versions of Windows prior to Windows 10 or on
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Windows Server SKUs. In addition, it is available [only for 64-bit versions of
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Windows](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/commandline/wsl/install_guide).
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Windows](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/wsl/install-win10).
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Full instructions to install WSL are available on the above link.
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To install WSL on Windows 10 with Fall Creators Update installed (version >= 16215.0) do the following:

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