WSL Commands.txt

Moving WSL path to a different drive/folder

1. Install WSL

2. List WSL installations
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wsl -l
Windows Subsystem for Linux Distributions:
Ubuntu (Default)

3. Export desired installation to a .tar file
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wsl --export Ubuntu S:\ISOs\ubuntu-wsl.tar

4. Unregister the installation
PS W:\VMs> wsl --unregister Ubuntu
Unregistering...

5. Register the installation to the new path
PS W:\VMs> wsl --import Ubuntu W:\VMs\ubuntu-wsl S:\ISOs\ubuntu-wsl.tar

6. Check that the installation was successfully registered
PS W:\VMs> wsl -l
Windows Subsystem for Linux Distributions:
Ubuntu (Default)



Changing the default user (after moving the path the default user will be root)
ubuntu config --default-user <user>