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other:win10wsl [2022/08/30 14:47] jypeter Moved Uninstalling to a new Advanced usage section |
other:win10wsl [2022/08/31 09:12] jypeter WSL 1 vs 2, and note about which terminals to use |
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| [[other:index#windows_10_notes|Other Windows 10 related notes]] | [[other:index#windows_10_notes|Other Windows 10 related notes]] | ||
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| * What is described on this page was tested with [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions#whats-new-in-wsl-2|WSL 2]].\\ **WSL 2** is available in [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-manual#step-2---check-requirements-for-running-wsl-2|Windows 11 or Windows 10, Version 1903, Build 18362 or later]] | * What is described on this page was tested with [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions#whats-new-in-wsl-2|WSL 2]].\\ **WSL 2** is available in [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-manual#step-2---check-requirements-for-running-wsl-2|Windows 11 or Windows 10, Version 1903, Build 18362 or later]] | ||
| - | * You can also check JYP's [[other:win10_wsl_1|original WSL 1 instructions]] | + | * You can also check JYP's [[other:win10_wsl_1|original WSL 1 instructions]] |
| + | * ...but even **if you need WSL 1, you should use this page for installing WSL, and then switch to WSL 1** with [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/basic-commands#set-default-wsl-version|--set-default-version]] or [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/basic-commands#set-wsl-version-to-1-or-2|--set-version]] | ||
| * The user can choose to install Linux using **WSL 1 or WSL 2** | * The user can choose to install Linux using **WSL 1 or WSL 2** | ||
| * **WSL 2 should be your default choice** | * **WSL 2 should be your default choice** | ||
| * If you have doubts, check the [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions|differences between WSL1 and WSL2]] and read [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions#exceptions-for-using-wsl-1-rather-than-wsl-2|Exceptions for using WSL 1 rather than WSL 2]] before choosing | * If you have doubts, check the [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions|differences between WSL1 and WSL2]] and read [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions#exceptions-for-using-wsl-1-rather-than-wsl-2|Exceptions for using WSL 1 rather than WSL 2]] before choosing | ||
| - | </note> | + | </WRAP> |
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| + | The commands on this page have to be typed: | ||
| + | * either in **Windows PowerShell terminals** | ||
| + | * or in **bash terminals running in WSL** | ||
| + | It should be clear enough which type of terminal you have to use | ||
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| ===== Advanced usage ===== | ===== Advanced usage ===== | ||
| + | ==== Creating a backup of a Linux installation ==== | ||
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| + | ==== Restoring or relocating a Linux installation ==== | ||
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| + | When we have a backup in a tar file, we can restore it to the default location (Check ?? FIXME), or specify where we want to restore it. This is a way of moving (relocating) an installation to another disk or partition than the default location ''C:\'' | ||
| ==== Uninstalling WSL ==== | ==== Uninstalling WSL ==== | ||
| 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 | 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 | ||
| - | === Removing a Linux installation === | + | === Removing a specific Linux installation === |
| - | This process is called unregistering | + | This process is called //unregistering// (based on [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/basic-commands#unregister-or-uninstall-a-linux-distribution|Unregister or uninstall a Linux distribution]]) |
| You just need to get the list of the currently installed Linux distributions, stop them and remove/unregister a specific distribution name | 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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| === Removing WSL === | === Removing WSL === | ||
| - | FIXME | + | ''wsl'' is a part of the Windows system and probably can't be removed. |
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| + | Anyway, when all existing Linux distributions are uninstalled, there should not be any big ''.vhdx'' files remaining (i.e. //no extra disk space used//), and there will not be any Linux processes running (i.e. //no extra CPU used//). | ||
other/win10wsl.txt · Last modified: 2023/12/06 13:24 by jypeter
