To check if you are running WSL 2, try this command:Įnter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode If on Windows 11, you needn't worry at all anyway, but the version should be something like "Version 21H2. Hopefully you will see something like "Version 21H2. To tell what version you are running, run winver in Powershell or CMD, or just type Win key and R (⊞-r) to open the Run dialog and then enter winver. Most likely, you have a much later version than this already. To run WSL 2, Windows version 1903 or higher is needed, with Build 18362 or higher. Please note that these steps require WSL 2 (not version 1). But if you see "some assembly required" as an enticing invitation, read on.Īlready have a previous version of Fedora on WSL 2, and just want to upgrade to the latest? I documented the steps involved in another article feel free to take a look. By the way, if you prefer a nice out-of-box experience, take a look at the fine work by Whitewater Foundry with their Fedora Remix for WSL.
This article details the steps I use to get up and running with Fedora on WSL. Lately I rely on Fedora in WSL 2, and have been thoroughly pleased with that distribution. install with wsl -import in Windows Powershell or Command Prompt.In addition to these, with WSL 2, installing custom distributions is fairly straightforward, even if they are not in the Windows Store:
Using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), we have a choice of Linux distributions available in the Windows Store, such as Ubuntu, Kali, Debian, etc.
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