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https://github.com/codersales/linux-on-windows
wsl Documentation
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wsl Documentation
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/codersales/linux-on-windows
- Owner: CoderSales
- License: mit
- Created: 2023-08-28T08:05:14.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2023-08-29T11:24:53.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2023-08-29T17:56:43.088Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: documentation, linux
- Homepage:
- Size: 33.2 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# linux-on-windows
wsl
## description
manage **uninstallation** of linux distro's as applicable on Windows
## open terminal
cmd > As admin
## list windows subsystem for linux distributions installed
### This list gives Linux Distro's Installed
``` bash
wsl --list --verbose
```
``` bash
wsl
```
``` bash
rmdir /s /q \\wsl$\DistroNameFromListAbove
```
After this if distro was previously installed,
use shortcut to launch distro,
and it may install automatically.
(Alternatively, may have to install Distro on Windows.)
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## Other notes / issues
### Alpine ~# sudo -i
``` bash
sudo -i
```
gives
``` bash
-ash: sudo: not found
```
on Alpine.
## References
- [ChatGPT3.5](https://chat.openai.com/chat)
### Linux image
- [linux logo | horizontal rule in markdown](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/)
- [File:Tux.png](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tux.png)
- [Tux (mascot)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tux_%28mascot%29)
### Microsoft Windows image
- [Microsoft Windows Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows)
- [File:Windows logo and wordmark - 2021.svg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Windows_logo_and_wordmark_-_2021.svg)