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how to download and install manually wsl2, and linux distor on windows
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Manually download Windows Subsystem for Linux distro packages: | |
# @link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-manual#installing-your-distro | |
Windows Subsystem for Linux Installation Guide for Windows 10: | |
# @link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10#set-your-distribution-version-to-wsl-1-or-wsl-2 | |
Updating Wsl : | |
Download Msi Wsl update package from below link then install it : | |
@link : https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi | |
Then run this command in your powershell as adminstrator : | |
- wsl --set-default-version 2 | |
Now downloading and install Linux Distro Manually without microsoft store : | |
1.0 : Downloading distributions with Invoke-WebRequest or curl : | |
Invoke-WebRequest : | |
- Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/wsl-ubuntu-1604 -OutFile Ubuntu-1604.appx -UseBasicParsing | |
or Curl : | |
- curl.exe -L -o ubuntu-1604.appx https://aka.ms/wsl-ubuntu-1604 | |
2.0 : Right click on downloaded appex package and run it as administrator. then click on install to install linux package. or use below command in windows powershell | |
- Add-AppxPackage Ubuntu-1604.appx | |
3.0 : After install package. Use this command in your powershell to run your linux distor | |
- wsl.exe -d Ubuntu-16.04 | |
for ubuntu-1804 | |
- wsl.exe -d Ubuntu-18.04 | |
4.0 : To add preceding installed distor ( Ubuntu-16.04 ) in Windows Terminal profiles launcher you should follow theas instaruction on Windows Terminal : | |
- Ctrl + , #To open Windows Terminal settings | |
- Click on Add new button in Profiles section | |
- In General tab insert Name as : Ubuntu-16.04 | |
- In Command line insert launcher Command like this : wsl.exe -d Ubuntu-16.04 | |
- In Starting directory use : %USERPROFILE% | |
- Than add distor icon in Icon like this : ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/{9acb9455-ca41-5af7-950f-6bca1bc9722f}.png | |
- Click on save button and finish, congratulations you successfully installing and update own Linxu Distro and Wsl update. | |
Note: along running wsl distro maybe you get some error about network these instruction help you to fix them. | |
@link : https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/5336#issuecomment-653881695 | |
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FIX WSL2 NETWORKING IN WINDOWS 10 | |
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cmd as admin: | |
- wsl --shutdown | |
- netsh winsock reset | |
- netsh int ip reset all | |
- netsh winhttp reset proxy | |
- ipconfig /flushdns | |
- Windows Search > Network Reset | |
- Restart Windows | |
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Note : if you have some problem to run any Linux distro. and maybe you get like this message : "Cannot find the specified path" you should unregister linux distro and install again it. for these purpose : | |
@link : https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/3976#issuecomment-506951344 | |
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FIX WSL2 Cannot find the specified path IN WINDOWS 10 | |
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cmd as admin: | |
- wsl --list --all --verbose # show list of distro | |
- wslconfig /unregister Ubuntu-18.04 | |
- Add-AppPackage Ubuntu-18.04 | |
- wsl.exe -d Ubuntu-18.04 | |
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