WSL(Windows Subsystem for Linux)

Introduce the base usage of WSL.

How to intall WSL to the destination directory?

  1. Refer to this page to install WSL.
  2. Refer to this page to select the desired Linux distribution.
  3. Open a Windows Terminal and run the following commands.
    1. wsl -l : list the installed distributions.
    2. wsl --shutdown : Shutdown the running WSL.
    3. wsl --export distro dst-dir/dst.tar : Export file system.
    4. wsl --unregister distro : Unregister the old distribution.
    5. wsl --import distro Install-Location FileName –version 2
      • InstallLocation - The directory to which the file system is to be moved.
      • FileName - The file exported in Step c.
    6. distro.exe config --default-user username
      • distro - The official name of the distribution, e.g. ubuntu2204.exe, ubuntu.exe.
Creation Date: 2023/03/03, Last modified: 2024/03/06, Author: Siyuan Liu

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