WSL2 setup on a new Windows 11 PC

wsl_for_windows11setup.ps

# Most of the commands are based on this tutorial: https://www.sitepoint.com/wsl2/

# Step 1: Windows pre-requisites
# Official guide: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-manual

# Run the following commands in Powershell(as admin)
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
# Download and Run: https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi
wsl --set-default-version 2

# Step 2: Install linux distro of your choice

wsl --install -d ubuntu

# make sure you have the latest package updates
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get autoremove

# Step 3: Move installation to secondary drive(to save space!)
mkdir D:\backup
wsl --export Ubuntu D:\backup\ubuntu.tar
wsl --unregister Ubuntu
mkdir D:\wsl
wsl --import Ubuntu D:\wsl\ D:\backup\ubuntu.tar

# change default user from root to your name
ubuntu2004.exe config --default-user $USER


# Step 4(Optional): Enable GUI support
# Add this line to .bashrc or .profile
# export DISPLAY=$(route.exe print | grep 0.0.0.0 | head -1 | awk '{print $4}'):0.0
# Above steps are not required on the latest update: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/tutorials/gui-apps

wsl --update
wsl --shutdown

# Install example gui app
sudo apt install gimp -y