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Install WSL Distro into other location.md

Install WSL Distro into other location

  • Download Distro 
     Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/wslubuntu2004 -OutFile Ubuntu.appx -UseBasicParsing
    • Available Distros:
    Ubuntu 20.04 - https://aka.ms/wslubuntu2004

Ubuntu 20.04 ARM - https://aka.ms/wslubuntu2004arm

Ubuntu 18.04 - https://aka.ms/wsl-ubuntu-1804

Ubuntu 18.04 ARM - https://aka.ms/wsl-ubuntu-1804-arm

Ubuntu 16.04 - https://aka.ms/wsl-ubuntu-1604

Debian GNU/Linux - https://aka.ms/wsl-debian-gnulinux

Kali Linux - https://aka.ms/wsl-kali-linux-new

OpenSUSE Leap 42 - https://aka.ms/wsl-opensuse-42

SLES - https://aka.ms/wsl-sles-12
  • Unpack the distro 
     move .\Ubuntu.appx .\Ubuntu.zip
 Expand-Archive .\Ubuntu.zip
  • Import 
     wsl.exe --import <DistributionName> <InstallLocation> <FileName>
    eg: wsl.exe --import Debian1 D:\Deb1 .\install.tar.gz

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