Installing Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

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Published on May 20, 2021 9:00:12 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMRUKGsfbw8

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   01. Launch Powershell as administrator
   02. Run the following command
         dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
   03. Reboot
   04. If running Windows 2004 or newer, run the following additional commands to use WSL 2
         dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
         wsl --set-default-version 2
   05. Click the Start Button ≫ Search Microsoft Store ≫ Select Microsoft Store
   06. Search for the Linux distribution to install (Debian, Ubuntu, etc)
   07. Select the Linux distribution and click the Get button in the upper right corner
   08. After the Linux distribution downloads and installs, select the distribution from the Start menu to launch it
   09. Input a username and password to be used in the Linux environment
 


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