early draft, maybe becomes a whole thread
Requirements:
64-bit hardware supported by Windows
WSL1: Windows 10 x64 v1607 or later per
https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001879.htm
WSL2: Windows10 x64 ~v1909 or later, and a processor that supports vritualization (VT-X?), from personal experience.
Checking whether WSL is installed and what version: in a Windows command prompt, "wsl -l -v"
https://onecompiler.com/questions/3w...wsl-versionupd
And it can be useful to "title wsl check" and leave the small command prompt box open as a reminder.
Code:
NAME STATE VERSION
* Ubuntu Stopped 1
Unless there is WSL but no Linux distro installed:
Code:
C:\users\User\Documents>wsl -l -v
Windows Subsystem for Linux has no installed distributions.
Distributions can be installed by visiting the Microsoft Store:
https://aka.ms/wslstore
Or if WSL is not installed either:
Code:
'wsl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Differences between WSL1 and WSL2
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...mpare-versions
Installing WSL2: update to required Windows 10 version or higher.
For x64 systems: Version 1903 or higher, with Build 18362 or higher.
For ARM64 systems: Version 2004 or higher, with Build 19041 or higher.
Install WSL 1. Then update to WSL 2.
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-i...sl2-windows-10
Simplified WSL2 install: Windows 10 build 20262 or higher
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win.../install-win10
A handy reference, including adding GUI and RDP to WSL
https://adamtheautomator.com/windows...tem-for-linux/
Top of reference tree:
https://www.mersenneforum.org/showpo...22&postcount=1