Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a feature of Windows that allows you to run a Linux environment on your Windows machine, without the need for a separate virtual machine or dual booting.
Device requirements
- Windows 10 version 2004 and higher (Build 19041 and higher) or
- Windows 11
Install WSL
- Open Start and Search for Terminal & Run as administrator
- type the following command
wsl --install
If you don’t need to install a distribution: Use
--no-distribution
flag
- Restart your computer to use it
- Now verify our installation and version
wsl --status
Update WSL
wsl --update
Install Linux distro
You can install Ubuntu, Ubuntu LTS, Debian, Kali Linux, openSUSE, OracleLinux, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
- Open the
Terminal
& Type the following command
wsl --list --online
- Now you can see a list of availabe distros and Install anyone from the list.
wsl --install -d <DistroName>
- To see list installed Linux distributions
wsl --list --verbose
Uninstall Linux distro
To Unregister or uninstall a Linux distribution
wsl --unregister <DistributionName>