Howto wsl windows
installation
open powershell as administrator:
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
commands
list of available wsl distros to install:
wsl --list -o
install specific distro:
wsl --install -d kali-linux
update the wsl kernel:
wsl --update
set windows subsystem for linux 2 your default architecture for new distros:
wsl --set-default-version 2
convert the distro from wsl to wsl 2:
wsl --set-version kali-linux 2
list distro name and version:
wsl -l -v
restart wsl:
wsl --shutdown
create a backup of the wsl distro:
wsl --export kali-linux kali-linux-backup.tar
restore from backup:
wsl --import kali-linux C:\Users\USERNAME\Distros C:\kali-linux-backup.tar
if you want to uninstall linux distro:
wsl --unregister kali-linux
launch installed the distro:
wsl --distribution kali-linux
terminate or stop a wsl instance:
wsl --terminate kali-linux
to check wsl status:
wsl --status
view the linux files in windows file explorer:
explorer.exe .