The Windows Store also offers SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and openSUSE Leap, in the case you prefer another distro of Linux, and Fedora Linux will soon be available in the Store too. Otherwise, you need to wait until the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update releases later this year. If you have a computer enrolled in the Windows Insider Program, you can download Ubuntu on Windows 10 immediately. Run multiple distro’s simultaneously: You can now run more than one distro simultaneously.
Install distros side-by-side: The Windows Subsystem for Linux has been designed to support the installation of multiple distros alongside one another. While you no longer need to enable the developer mode in the Settings app, you still need to install the Windows Subsystem for Linux using the “Turn Windows features on or off” settings before trying to get the distro from the Windows Store.Īccording to Microsoft there are several benefits in replacing the previous installation mechanism with a Windows Store based installation:įaster & more reliable downloads: The Windows Store employs a sophisticated block-based download mechanism that minimizes the size of apps being downloaded. Example with Ubuntu: right click on ubuntu2004.Ubuntu on Windows 10 allows developers to use the Ubuntu Terminal to run Linux command line tools, such as bash, ssh, git, apt, and many others without the need to set up a dual-boot system or ditch Windows 10. Open a cmd or PowerShell and execute: icacls /t /grant Everyone:(OI)(CI)FĮxample: icacls c:\work\wsl /t /grant Everyone:(OI)(CI)F Set access rights for your Linux installer folder so that everybody has all the rights.) into the selected location (Right click on the appx and extract to the created folder (like c:\work\wsl))
Extract the downloaded distro appx file using your favorite zip tool (7Zip or WinZip or.Create a location on your system drive (see:, but it works for me on D: drive) where you want your distro to run from (like c:\work\wsl).Please only download an available distro from here: Įxplanation: if you install through appx installer without Windows Store enabled, you might run into a 'File not found' or 0x80070002 error.Download and install the WSL2 kernel from:.Open an admin prompt (Press shift+ctrl and click on PowerShell/cmd).You should have Version 1903 or higher, with Build 18362 or higher I believe these are the most important points:Ĭheck if your installation supports WSL2: Windows logo key + R, type winver. I also captured my experience with installing wsl without Store access in the Readme.md. I created a powershell script to install wsl2 with optional X-Windows and Pulse Audio support.
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