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Clarify that ninja-build is only needed for CMake projects
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Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1 added native support for using C++ with the [Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](/windows/wsl/about). That means you can build and debug on your local WSL installation directly. You no longer need to add a remote connection or configure SSH. You can find details on [how to install WSL](/windows/wsl/install-win10) here.
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To configure your WSL installation to work with Visual Studio, you need the following tools installed: gcc or clang, gdb, make, ninja-build, rsync, and zip. You can install them on distros that use apt by using this command, which also installs the g++ compiler:
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To configure your WSL installation to work with Visual Studio, you need the following tools installed: gcc or clang, gdb, make, ninja-build (CMake projects only), rsync, and zip. You can install them on distros that use apt by using this command, which also installs the g++ compiler:
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sudo apt install g++ gdb make ninja-build rsync zip

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