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| * Can we restore (//clone//) a backed up Linux distribution on another Windows 10 computer for another user? | * Can we restore (//clone//) a backed up Linux distribution on another Windows 10 computer for another user? | ||
| * if the default user (and its password) has to be changed, you probably have to follow the steps to [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/user-support#for-fall-creators-update-and-later|reset the Linux password]] and find a way to create a new account when the ''root'' password is activated | * if the default user (and its password) has to be changed, you probably have to follow the steps to [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/user-support#for-fall-creators-update-and-later|reset the Linux password]] and find a way to create a new account when the ''root'' password is activated | ||
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| + | ===== Advanced usage ===== | ||
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| ==== Uninstalling WSL ==== | ==== Uninstalling WSL ==== | ||
| - | Not too sure about this part... | + | Before starting, you may want to make a backup of whatever you had in your Ubuntu home directory, and all the files and settings that are not in the ''/mnt'' directories |
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| + | === Removing a Linux installation === | ||
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| + | This process is called unregistering | ||
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| + | You just need to get the list of the currently installed Linux distributions, stop them and remove/unregister a specific distribution name | ||
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| + | <code>> wsl -l -v | ||
| + | NAME STATE VERSION | ||
| + | * Ubuntu Stopped 2 | ||
| + | Ubuntu_custom Running 2 | ||
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| + | > wsl --terminate Ubuntu_custom | ||
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| + | > wsl -l -v | ||
| + | NAME STATE VERSION | ||
| + | * Ubuntu Stopped 2 | ||
| + | Ubuntu_custom Stopped 2 | ||
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| + | > wsl --unregister Ubuntu_custom | ||
| + | Désinscription... | ||
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| + | > wsl -l -v | ||
| + | NAME STATE VERSION | ||
| + | * Ubuntu Stopped 2</code> | ||
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| + | === Removing WSL === | ||
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| + | FIXME | ||
| - | * Make a backup of whatever you had in your Ubuntu home directory, and all the files and settings that are not in the ''/mnt'' directories | ||
| - | * Find how to unregister Ubuntu on the [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/wsl-config|Manage and configure Windows Subsystem for Linux]] page | ||
| - | * and then disable WSL??? | ||
| ===== Miscellaneous ===== | ===== Miscellaneous ===== | ||
other/win10wsl.txt · Last modified: 2023/12/06 13:24 by jypeter
