Enter a Linux username and password ( admin is not as option, as shown):Ĩ. Select the Start menu, then Ubuntu or whichever Linux distribution you installed. See section Error 0x80370102 if you receive the following error. Since you're at the PowerShell command prompt, this can be done as follows: Restart-Computer

To install a different Linux distribution, such as SLES-12, you can run the following command instead: wsl -install -distribution SLES-12ĥ. The asterisk to the left of Ubuntu indicates that this distribution will be installed by default, as follows: wsl -install From the NAME column, choose an available Linux distribution. From an elevated PowerShell command prompt, run the following: wsl -install -onlineģ. Right-click the Start menu, select Windows PowerShell (Admin), and then select Yes.Ģ. Type control update, then select the OK button.ģ. A relatively universal way to do so is as follows:Ģ.

To ensure you have all of the required WSL components, please update Windows. The following shows you how to get WSL up and running quickly. What's more, you can run Linux, PowerShell and Windows command prompt (cmd.exe) commands in the same WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) environment. For Windows 10 and higher as well as Windows Server 2019 and higher, you can natively run Linux distributions (including Ubuntu, Debian, and OpenSUSE) directly on Windows without dual booting.

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