Windows 10: Custom WSL Distro Not Launching

Discus and support Custom WSL Distro Not Launching in Microsoft Windows 10 Store to solve the problem; Hello world. I recently decided to try installing a Linux distro to use with Windows Subsystem for Linux. I did not like any of the options provided,... Discussion in 'Microsoft Windows 10 Store' started by Skywayz_Zarthic, Sep 1, 2021.

  1. SKYWAYZ_ZARTHIC
    Skywayz_Zarthic Win User

    Custom WSL Distro Not Launching


    Hello world. I recently decided to try installing a Linux distro to use with Windows Subsystem for Linux. I did not like any of the options provided, however, so I tried to use a "custom" one. I say this in quotes because the distro was publicly available, but not as a WSL package/thing/whatever. The distro was Feren OS, and I used a tutorial I found on an official Microsoft page to try to install it. Here's the link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/use-custom-distro. I got all the way down to the part where I run "wsl -d FerenOS" with no issues, but when I got to that sectio

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    Skywayz_Zarthic, Sep 1, 2021
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  2. NICKJP
    NickJP Win User

    Cannot upgrade installed distros in WSL to version 2

    After installing the Win10 2004 build 19041 update (running winver shows "version 2004 (OS build 19041.388)", I've tried to upgrade a couple of installed distros I had in WSL version 1 to WSL version 2 following the instructions at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win.../install-win10. All the steps in the instructions compete successfully, up to the point where I try to change the WSL version of one of the installed distros to 2 at which point I see the messages below:

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    I have enabled the Virtual Machine Platform feature (it shows as on with a tick against it in Control Panel Windows features), Intel-vt virtualization is enabled in the BIOS, and running msinfo32 shows, at the bottom of the system summary listing:

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    I also tried installing another distro with the WSL default version set to 2, but attempting to launch it shows the error:

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    Any suggestions on how to get around this problem? From what I've read, WSL2 gives worthwhile speed increases over WSL1, and so is worth using if I can get it to work.
     
    NickJP, Sep 1, 2021
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  3. BRINK
    Brink Win User
    Sideloading Custom Linux Distro to Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux

    Source: Open Sourcing a WSL Sample for Linux Distribution Maintainers and Sideloading Custom Linux Distributions Windows Command Line Tools For Developers
     
    Brink, Sep 1, 2021
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  4. JOHNGALT
    johngalt Win User

    Custom WSL Distro Not Launching

    johngalt, Sep 1, 2021
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