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Jun 8th 2023 · 1 min read · #linux #microsoft #ubuntu #windows #wsl

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

This page is a stub where I will be moving other notes pertaining to WSL that are currently scattered throughout the Wiki,

Path Management

If you need disable automatic addition of Windows paths to $PATH, do this:

# cat /etc/wsl.conf
[automount]
appendWindowsPath = false

Tools & Utilities

  • WSL2 Distro Manager — open-source Flutter app that ships with a Windows GUI for installing, updating, backing up, and restoring WSL2 distributions; it can also download Docker/Turnkey containers as distro roots, share distros between machines, and run quick-action scripts to automate repetitive setup work.

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