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Downloads:

1,288,032

Downloads of v 2.0.0.20210721:

988,422

Last Update:

21 Jul 2021

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Microsoft

Tags:

wsl wsl2 windows-subsystem-for-linux

Windows Subsystem for Linux 2

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2.0.0.20210721 | Updated: 21 Jul 2021

Downloads:

1,288,032

Downloads of v 2.0.0.20210721:

988,422

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Microsoft

Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 2.0.0.20210721

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This Package Contains an Exempted Check

Not All Tests Have Passed


Validation Testing Passed


Verification Testing Exemption:

Requires OS that supports WSL2

Details

Scan Testing Successful:

No detections found in any package files

Details
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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install Windows Subsystem for Linux 2, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade Windows Subsystem for Linux 2, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall Windows Subsystem for Linux 2, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade wsl2 -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade wsl2 -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install wsl2
  win_chocolatey:
    name: wsl2
    version: '2.0.0.20210721'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'wsl2' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '2.0.0.20210721'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller wsl2
{
    Name     = "wsl2"
    Version  = "2.0.0.20210721"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'wsl2':
  ensure   => '2.0.0.20210721',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

Package Approved

This package was approved as a trusted package on 21 Jul 2021.

Description

"Windows Subsystem for Linux lets developers run a GNU/Linux environment -- including most command-line tools, utilities, and applications -- directly on Windows, unmodified, without the overhead of a traditional virtual machine or dualboot setup" - <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about>

Package parameters

  • /Version:1 - the version of WSL to install. Defaults to 2
  • /Retry:true - whether to retry install on logon after computer is restarted for WSL 2. Ignored when Version is 1 and it defaults to false

Example: choco install wsl2 --params "/Version:2 /Retry:true"

Note

  • There are checks that are performed to ensure the system supports WSL 1 or 2. If any of these checks fail, the install will fail.
  • WSL 1 requires a restart before it can be used if this is a fresh install of Windows.
  • WSL 2 requires a restart before it can be installed if WSL 1 wasn't installed previously. Otherwise, it will be enabled if it detects WSL 1. <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10#update-to-wsl-2>
  • Important:
    • /Retry:true should only be set when installing WSL 2 on systems that didn't have WSL 1. Setting this param to true will schedule a self deleting task if script didn't detect WSL. That task if created will run choco install wsl2 -y -f in a powershell window after the computer is restarted.
    • /Retry:false you will have to run choco install wsl2 -f again manually after a restart if script didn't detect WSL.

tools\chocolateyInstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

$wslVersion = 2
$retryInstall = $false

$pp = Get-PackageParameters
if ([int]$pp.Version -in (1, 2)) { $wslVersion = $pp.Version }
if ($pp.Retry -eq $true) { $retryInstall = $true }

$packageArgs = @{
    packageName    = 'wsl2'
    softwareName   = 'Windows Subsystem for Linux'
    Version        = $wslVersion
    Retry          = $retryInstall
    checksum       = '4d09c776c8d45f70a202281d18e19be1118f53159b0c217a5274a31ce18525fe'
    checksumType   = 'sha256'
    url            = 'https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi'
    fileType       = 'msi'
    silentArgs     = '/quiet /qn /norestart'
    validExitCodes = @(0, 3010, 1641)
}

# https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/cimwin32prov/win32-operatingsystem?redirectedfrom=MSDN
enum OSType {
    WorkStation = 1
    DomainController = 2
    Server = 3
}

$OSVersionInfo = (Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion")
$OSMajorVersion = $OSVersionInfo.CurrentMajorVersionNumber
$OSMajorBuildNumber = $OSVersionInfo.CurrentBuildNumber
$OSMinorBuildNumber = $OSVersionInfo.UBR
$OSReleaseId = $OSVersionInfo.ReleaseId
$OSProductType = (Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_OperatingSystem).ProductType

function Enable-WSL() {
    & dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart | Out-Null
}

function Write-NotSupportedError() {
    Write-Error "WSL is not supported on windows $OSMajorVersion release $OSReleaseId build $OSMajorBuildNumber.$OSMinorBuildNumber.
See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/ for more info."
    exit 1
}

if ($OSMajorVersion -ne 10) { Write-NotSupportedError }

# https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10
if ($packageArgs.Version -eq 1 ) {
    if (($OSProductType -eq [OSType]::WorkStation -and $OSMajorBuildNumber -ge 14393) -or
        ($OSProductType -eq [OSType]::Server -and $OSMajorBuildNumber -ge 16299)) {

        Enable-WSL
        Write-Host 'Reboot to finish installing WSL'
    }
    else {
        Write-NotSupportedError
    }
}
# https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10#update-to-wsl-2
# https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/wsl-2-support-is-coming-to-windows-10-versions-1903-and-1909/
elseif ($packageArgs.Version -eq 2 -and
    $OSProductType -eq [OSType]::WorkStation -and
    (($OSMajorBuildNumber -in (18362, 18363) -and $OSMinorBuildNumber -ge 1049) -or
        ($OSMajorBuildNumber -ge 19041))) {

    Enable-WSL
    & dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart | Out-Null

    $wslIntalled = $false
    if (Get-Command wsl.exe -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
        $wslIntalled = $true
    }

    if (!$wslIntalled) {
        if ($packageArgs.Retry) {
            & schtasks.exe /create /f /tn WSL2RestartTask /sc ONLOGON /rl HIGHEST /tr "powershell.exe -NoExit -Command 'choco install wsl2 -y -f; schtasks.exe /delete /f /tn WSL2RestartTask'"
            return
        }
        else {
            Write-Warning 'WSL not detected! Reboot PC then install this package again to enable WSL 2'
            return
        }
    }

    Install-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
    & wsl.exe --set-default-version 2
}
# https://www.appveyor.com/docs/environment-variables/
elseif ($env:APPVEYOR -eq 'True') {
    Write-Output 'Building package on AppVeyor'
}
else {
    Write-NotSupportedError
}
tools\chocolateyUninstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

dism.exe /online /disable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /norestart | Out-Null

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In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).

Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.

Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 2.0.0.20210122 13499 Friday, January 22, 2021 Approved
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 2.0.0.20200910 7342 Thursday, September 10, 2020 Approved
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 2.0.0 276299 Thursday, September 3, 2020 Approved
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 1.0.1 307 Thursday, August 27, 2020 Approved
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (Install) 1.0.0 1910 Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Approved

This package has no dependencies.

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