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How to Enter Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

ByWSL Admin January 12, 2023January 12, 2023

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 run wsl -d <distro-name> entering the distribution name you want to access, or in Windows Terminal you can click to select an installed distro as shown below:

Option 2: Access WSL through Windows Search

The alternative option to open WSL in Windows is by using the Search Bar:

This will enter your default WSL distribution.

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How To Install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

ByWSL Admin June 1, 2022December 30, 2022

This is a guide on how to install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) on your local Windows computer. WSL allows Windows users to develop and run applications within a GNU/Linux environment. Previous to this feature release we needed Virtual Machines (VMs), and dual boot setups were much more common if you wanted local test environments….

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How To Install Chocolatey on Windows

ByWSL Admin June 15, 2022July 5, 2022

This is a guide on how to install Chocolatey on Windows. Chocolatey is a Package Manager for Windows allows to manage software packages on your system, with simple ‘choco’ commands. Choco makes keeping software up to date, and also helps with automating server builds, ensuring they are ready and on the latest stable software versions…

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How to Check WSL Distribution Versions

ByWSL Admin June 8, 2022December 30, 2022

If you’re using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) on your computer, it’s important to know which version you are using. WSL has two versions: WSL 1 and WSL 2, and they have some differences that might be relevant to your workflow. For example, WSL 2 allows the use of Docker, while WSL 1 does not….

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How to Upgrade from WSL Version 1 to WSL Version 2

ByWSL Admin June 28, 2022July 5, 2022

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…

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How to Enable and Install WSL on a Windows Computer

ByWSL Admin December 30, 2022December 30, 2022

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 Downgrade Windows Subsystem for Linux

ByWSL Admin June 29, 2022December 30, 2022

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…

Option 1: Access WSL through the Terminal

Option 2: Access WSL through Windows Search

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