This PowerShell script installs Windows Subsystem for Linux. It needs admin rights.
/Repos/PowerShell/scripts/install-wsl.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.PS> ./install-wsl.ps1
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Installs Windows Subsystem for Linux (needs admin rights)
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script installs Windows Subsystem for Linux. It needs admin rights.
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./install-wsl.ps1
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
#Requires -RunAsAdministrator
try {
$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
if ($false) {
& wsl --install
} else {
"👉 Step 1/3: Enable WSL..."
& dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
"👉 Step 2/3: Enable virtual machine platform..."
& dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
"👉 Step 3/3: Enable WSL version 2..."
& wsl --set-default-version 2
}
[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
"✅ installed Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in $Elapsed sec"
" NOTE: reboot now, then visit the Microsoft Store and install a Linux distribution (e.g. Ubuntu, openSUSE, SUSE Linux, Kali Linux, Debian, Fedora, Pengwin, or Alpine)"
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
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