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You can use WSL to run the Linux-based program on the Windows
WSL2 Version
If your Windows 10 has been upgraded to the 20H1/20H2 or higher version, then the default version of the WSL will be WSL2
Enable Hyper-V
You can go to the Control Pannel or search the programs keyword, then click Add or remove programs
Click the Programs and Features on the right side.
Click Turn Windows features on or of to open the Windows Features window
And enable all the Hyper-V options.
Active WSL
Run the PowerShell as an administrator, then run the following 2 commands to activate wsl
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
Restart windows after run the active wsl commands to active WSL
Confirm WSL Active Status
Go back to the original Windows Features window to confirm if the following 2 options are all enabled
- Virtual Machine Platform
- Windows Subsystem for Linux
Change WSL Version
Make sure your WSL version is set to 2
wsl --set-default-version 2
Download the Ubuntu from the Microsoft Store
Hint: You can download any version of the Linux that you want, but here is using
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Open Microsoft Store the search Ubuntu to download the Ubuntu system
After install fininsh, then open the Ubuntu, and try to setup you account & password on the Ubuntu. Then you can close this window.
Show available Linux version from the WSL
Run the wsl -l can show all of the available Linux version
wsl -l
But I only install 1 version of Linux, so here is only 1 version that shows on the screen.
If you install multi-version of Linux, it will show all of the Linux versions right here.
Use WSL to connect specific Linux version
wsl -d
Linux System Version Name
wsl -d Ubuntu-20.04
Run the wsl -d to access the specific Linux version.
Then you will see all of the Linux files are all synchronized with the Windows on the /mnt path
So you can edit or change anything you want on the Windows environment, then execute it on the Linux environment
WSL Commands
| Commands | Description |
|---|---|
wsl -h |
Show all of the wsl commands |
wsl -l |
Show all of the available Linux version |
wsl -d |
Connect specific Linux version |