install wsl 2 on Windows

wsl2.md

Step 1 - Enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux

Open PowerShell as Administrator and run following command:

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

Step 2 - Enable Virtual Machine feature

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart

Step 3 - Reboot

Step 4 - Download the Linux kernel update package

WSL2 Linux kernel update package for x64 machines

Step 5 - Set WSL 2 as your default version

wsl --set-default-version 2

Step 6 - Install a distro

Open the Microsoft Store and select your favorite Linux distribution.

Set your distribution version to WSL 1 or WSL 2

Check WSL version

wsl --list --verbose

Convert version

wsl --set-version <distribution name> <versionNumber>

Make sure to replace with the actual name of your distribution and with the number '1' or '2'.