Windows 10: Does WSL work on a Windows VM?

Discus and support Does WSL work on a Windows VM? in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I would like to know if WSL Windows subsystem for Linux can be used on a Windows VM?... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by Sridhar1803, Apr 28, 2020.

  1. SRIDHAR1803
    Sridhar1803 Win User

    Does WSL work on a Windows VM?


    I would like to know if WSL Windows subsystem for Linux can be used on a Windows VM?

    :)
     
    Sridhar1803, Apr 28, 2020
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  2. SUMIT DHIMAN2
    Sumit Dhiman2 Win User

    WSL in windows Store

    Actually, this is a consumer-oriented forum for general Windows 10 questions.

    As WSL concerns mostly developers and Enterprise, I suggest asking there.
     
    Sumit Dhiman2, Apr 28, 2020
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  3. ROGERDV
    RogerDV Win User
    How to configure WSL Ubuntu (or any WSL distro) to use a NAT virtual network

    I've installed WSL Ubuntu on my Windows 10 laptop and it is running fine.

    However, it is not able to access anything on the Internet at port 80 and so forth. I cannot use apt package installer to install any software at all.

    My host laptop Windows environment has no problem, of course, with Internet access.

    Info I've gleaned is that WSL is being blocked by a firewall. Am using Kaspersky as mandated by internal corporate policy. I've added an exception rule for WSL but that has no positive effect on the problem. Additional info I've gleaned is that others have
    had same experience - unfortunately this doesn't allow programs running in WSL virtualization any access out to the public Internet.

    The latest info I could find is that WSL just flat out won't work with several prominent Windows firewall apps unless they are disabled of even uninstalled (not a possible option for me).

    So I followed these instructions and created a NAT virtual network:
    Set up a NAT network

    Got that created with no problem and it shows up as eth3 interface on my laptop.

    Remaining instructions at the above link talk about how to get Docker for Windows and other Hyper-V VMs to use this NAT. However, I can't find anything that instructs how to setup WSL to do so. WSL evidently can't be managed in same manner as other Hyper-V
    VMs.

    Presumably the iptables or ip command to setup routing could be used to do this in the Ubuntu Linux environment, but that is where am appealing for help from anyone that knows how to do this in respect to WSL.
     
    RogerDV, Apr 28, 2020
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  4. BRINK
    Brink Win User

    Does WSL work on a Windows VM?

    Using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in an Enterprise


    Source: Using WSL in an Enterprise Windows Command Line Tools For Developers
     
    Brink, Apr 28, 2020
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