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Install WSL2 in another drive and Create multiple instances

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Install Windows Subsystem for Linux on a Non-System Drive

Download ubuntu2004.appx from https://aka.ms/wsl-ubuntu-2004
Open with WinZip or WinRAR and then open Ubuntu_2004.2021.825.0_x64.appx again as archive
Extract contents of Ubuntu_2004.2021.825.0_x64.appx into a new folder e.g. V:/ubuntu_new
To install, simply run ubuntu.exe

Installing multiple instances of Ubuntu in WSL2

Skip installing ubuntu.exe and follow the instructions below, the instructions will create a the new wsl instance Ubuntu2

cd V:/ubuntu_new
wsl --import Ubuntu2 . ./install.tar.gz
wsl -d Ubuntu2

NEW_USER=<USERNAME>
useradd -m -G sudo -s /bin/bash "$NEW_USER"
passwd "$NEW_USER"

tee /etc/wsl.conf <<_EOF
[user]
default=${NEW_USER}
_EOF

wsl --shutdown Ubuntu2
wsl -d Ubuntu2

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