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https://github.com/KNOXDEV/wsl
A scoop bucket for Window Subsystem for Linux distros. No Windows Store necessary.
https://github.com/KNOXDEV/wsl
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A scoop bucket for Window Subsystem for Linux distros. No Windows Store necessary.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/KNOXDEV/wsl
- Owner: KNOXDEV
- License: unlicense
- Created: 2019-12-18T01:35:34.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-01-18T20:23:40.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-08-14T07:07:23.138Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: scoop, scoop-bucket, wsl
- Language: PowerShell
- Homepage:
- Size: 16.6 KB
- Stars: 54
- Watchers: 5
- Forks: 6
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# wsl
A [scoop bucket](https://scoop.sh/) of installers for [Windows Subsystem for Linux](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about).
Make absolutely certain to [enable the WSL feature](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10) first, like so:
```powershell
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
```
Install scoop like this:
```powershell
iex (new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://get.scoop.sh')
```
Then install this software bucket like this:
```powershell
scoop bucket add wsl https://github.com/KNOXDEV/wsl
```
Now you can quickly and automatically install the software registered here. No Windows Store necessary.
For example, to install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, just use:
```powershell
scoop install wsl-ubuntu2004
```
For a full list of current supported distros, check the bucket, or just run:
```powershell
scoop search wsl-
```
That's it! The software in this bucket should not be considered stable and may not install successfully depending on the whims of Microsoft.
### notes
* I decided to not add hashes to the manifest due to a lack of consistent versioning information. ~~It's unclear if Microsoft will push in-place upgrades of the distro download links I'm using, but that is what I suspect, in which case the hashes do more harm than good.~~ (This did happen, see issue #4) The installers themselves have built-in integrity checks, so I'm not too concerned about it.
* Whichever distro you install *first* will be your default from then on out. Your default distro is the one that opens when you `Right Click > Open Linux shell here` or use `wsl.exe` from the command line. You can reset your default by using [wslconfig](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/wsl-config#managing-multiple-linux-distributions).
* Uninstalling a distro and reinstalling it with scoop will **DELETE** everything stored in that distros filesystem and set it back to scratch. This includes if you UPDATE the distro via scoop, although I have no plans to publish updates to existing distro manifests since you can just update them with a package manager.
* Yes, this works on Windows 10 LTSC :)
* ~~Yes, there are distros I haven't added yet. Feel free to add them or make changes.~~ I actually don't know of any distros I'm missing anymore. Create a pull request or issue to suggest an addition to the repo.