Intro

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

WSL lets developers run a GNU/Linux environment — including most command-line tools, utilities, and applications — directly on Windows, unmodified, without the overhead of a traditional virtual machine or dual-boot setup.

Installing Linux on Windows with WSL

• Ubuntu Installation on WSL

Usage

• Access WSL files from Windows File Exlporer

\\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\home\<your-username>\

• List all installed WSL distros

wsl -l -v

• Example output

  NAME                   STATE           VERSION
* Ubuntu                 Running         2
  docker-desktop-data    Stopped         2
  Ubuntu-22.04           Running         2
  docker-desktop         Stopped         2

• Open a specific distro

wsl -d <distro-name>

• Set a default distro that runs when you type wsl

wsl --set-default <distro-name>

GUI Applications

• WSLg

Networking

• WSL Networking

USB Devices

• WSL USB

Kernel

• WSL Kernel

Gamepads

• WSL Gamepads