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WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

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How to get a list of available distributions for installation?​

wsl --list --online

How to install a distribution?​

wsl --install --distribution Ubuntu

How to check the default distribution and WSL version?​

wsl --status

How to change the WSL version for a distribution?​

Set WSL version for distribution
wsl --set-version ${DISTR_NAME} 2
Set default WSL version
wsl --set-default-version 2

2 - version number.

How to get a list of WSL versions?​

wsl --list --verbose

How to update the Linux kernel component?​

wsl --update

How to remove a distribution?​

wsl --unregister ${DISTR_NAME}

Error code: Wsl/Service/CreateVm/HCS/HCS_E_SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE​

Install and enable Hyper-V.