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How to Enter Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Once you have WSL installed on your machine, you can then log in to your Linux distribution by running ‘wsl’ or by opening via Windows Search. Option 1: Access WSL through the Terminal Open Windows Terminal and enter into your default WSL distro by typing wsl. To enter a specific WSL Linux distribution, you can…
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How to Enable and Install WSL on a Windows Computer
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a feature that allows users to run Linux distributions on a Windows Computer. In this post, we’ll show you how to enable and install WSL on your Windows computer. Enabling WSL Before you can install a WSL distribution, you need to enable the WSL feature on your Windows machine….
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How to Change the Default WSL Distribution
If you have multiple Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) distributions installed on your computer, you may want to change the default distro that opens when you run the wsl command. This is especially useful if you are managing multiple WSL environments and want to switch between them easily. In this post, we’ll show you how…
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How to Reboot a WSL Distro in WSL Version 2
This is a post on how to reboot a Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) Distribution on your local machine. Rebooting your WSL instance is something you might need to do from time to time. It depends on what you’re doing and testing. You may encounter an error message and a reboot resolves the issue. This…
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How to Downgrade Windows Subsystem for Linux
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has two versions: the latest version (WSL 2) and the original version (WSL 1). You may want to downgrade a WSL distribution from WSL 2 to WSL 1 for various reasons, such as compatibility with certain tools or workflow preferences. In this post, we’ll show you how to do that…
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How to Upgrade from WSL Version 1 to WSL Version 2
This is a post on how to upgrade a Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) Distribution from running on Version 1 to Version 2. WSL has two versions, the latest (2), and the original version (1). You can have many different Linux Distributions installed on your machine, and you can easily change the WSL Version of…
