install-wsl

Script for installing WSL on Windows 10 AME.

Downloading and Running

To get this script, simply head over to releases and download the latest release. You can also clone this repo:

git clone https://git.ameliorated.info/LoganDark/install-wsl.git

To run a script in CMD or Powershell, enter the path of the script and press return:

C:\Users\user> "Downloads\install-wsl\install-wsl.bat"

You can also just double-click the .bat file, and it'll open the main menu (the one you can see in the screenshot). The script should not be run as administrator.

Flags for Non-Interactive Installations

This script also includes extra flags for non-interactive installations. They can be viewed by specifying the --help flag.

Usage: install-wsl.bat --help
    Displays all possible invocations of this script and brief descriptions of
    each.

Usage: install-wsl.bat --install <distro> [--quiet]
    Begins installing the given distribution. If the --quiet flag is given then
    no output will be printed. If the Windows Subsystem for Linux is not
    installed, it will be enabled and a startup item will be created to resume
    the installation on reboot.

    Valid distributions:
      wslubuntu2004, wslubuntu2004arm, wsl-ubuntu-1804, wsl-ubuntu-1804-arm,
      wsl-ubuntu-1604, wsl-debian-gnulinux, wsl-kali-linux-new, wsl-opensuse-42,
      wsl-sles-12

Usage: install-wsl.bat --cancel [--quiet]
    Cancels all pending installs. If the --quiet flag is given then no output
    will be printed.

Usage: install-wsl.bat --windows-terminal
    Installs Windows Terminal using scoop.