[Install WSL Distro into other location] #wsl

Install WSL Distro into other location.md

Install WSL Distro into other location

• Download Distro

   Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/wslubuntu2004 -OutFile Ubuntu.appx -UseBasicParsing

  • Available Distros:

  Ubuntu 20.04 - https://aka.ms/wslubuntu2004
  
  Ubuntu 20.04 ARM - https://aka.ms/wslubuntu2004arm
  
  Ubuntu 18.04 - https://aka.ms/wsl-ubuntu-1804
  
  Ubuntu 18.04 ARM - https://aka.ms/wsl-ubuntu-1804-arm
  
  Ubuntu 16.04 - https://aka.ms/wsl-ubuntu-1604
  
  Debian GNU/Linux - https://aka.ms/wsl-debian-gnulinux
  
  Kali Linux - https://aka.ms/wsl-kali-linux-new
  
  OpenSUSE Leap 42 - https://aka.ms/wsl-opensuse-42
  
  SLES - https://aka.ms/wsl-sles-12
  

• Unpack the distro

   move .\Ubuntu.appx .\Ubuntu.zip
   Expand-Archive .\Ubuntu.zip

• Import

   wsl.exe --import <DistributionName> <InstallLocation> <FileName>    

  eg: wsl.exe --import Debian1 D:\Deb1 .\install.tar.gz

Credit

• https://web.archive.org/web/20220119041000/https://vpraharsha3.medium.com/installing-wsl-distro-to-a-different-custom-location-30d101f04113