WSL1 docker client with WSL2 docker daemon

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WSL1 docker client with WSL2 docker daemon

1. Install Docker engine in both WSL1 and WSL2.
2. In WSL1: Create, configure and use new context:

   $ docker context create wsl2daemon
   $ docker context update --docker "host=tcp://[::]:2375" wsl2daemon
   $ docker context use wsl2daemon
   

3. In WSL2: Configure the daemon in /etc/docker/daemon.json:

   {
     "hosts": ["tcp://[::]:2375"]
   }
   

4. Start (or restart) Docker daemon in WSL2.
5. Run docker info in WSL1 (you might need to wait a bit for daemon in WSL2 to fully initialize).
6. Profit 💸