Installing WSLv2 on Windows and using Linux natively on Windows#
Pre-requisites#
- Windows 10 May 2020 (2004)
- or Windows 10 May 2019 (1903)
- or Windows 10 November 2019 (1909) or later
- Computer with Hyper-V support for virtualization
Pathces : If you have Windows revisions 1903 or 1909 make sure you can install the patches: Windows Update KB4566116
1. WSL has to be enabled#
Once the installation is complete, please enable the WSL using the following Powershell
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart2. Enable Virtual Machine Support#
Once you have a comouter with Hyper-V hardware support, enable the Virtual machine Support in Windows 10 (1903 or 1909) with the following Powershell
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName VirtualMachinePlatform -NoRestart3. WSLv2 should be the default#
As of writing this document in Jan 2021, best version option to be made default in Windows should be 2. Set it accordingly using Powershell
wsl --set-default-version 24. Install Ubuntu 20.04#
Linux distros are now available in the Microsoft Store App for Windows . Look for
Ubuntu 20.04 and install it. Following link will also get you there
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS in the Microsoft Store
5. Install Windows Terminal#
Windows Terminal is also available in the Microsoft Store App. Following link will get you there
Windows Terminal in the Microsoft Store
6. Using Ubuntu#
Start the Windows Terminal Application. At the top bar of the Terminal right next to the + sign there is
anoher sign with 🠋
Select that and Choose Ubuntu. It wil take you directly to a bash shell
user@mypc./mnt/c/home/user %7. Check the running wsl#
Got back to the running terminal the using the following command to look at the current status of the running WSLv2
C:/> wsl -v -l