https://medjava.ro/ 2026-05-05T13:14:57+00:00 https://medjava.ro/ https://medjava.ro/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2023-07-04T16:36:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://medjava.ro/doku.php?id=windows:windows-subsystem-for-linux:install-ubuntu&rev=1688488591&do=diff Install Ubuntu on WSL (Windows Subsystem For Linux) Open Power Shell with administrative rights: wsl --install Then check for all available distros: wsl --list --online The following is a list of valid distributions that can be installed. Install using 'wsl --install -d <Distro>'. NAME FRIENDLY NAME Ubuntu Ubuntu Debian Debian GNU/Linux kali-linux Kali Linux Rolling openSUSE-42 openSUSE Leap 42 SLES-12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v12 Ubuntu-… text/html 2026-03-20T15:18:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://medjava.ro/doku.php?id=windows:windows-subsystem-for-linux:keep-wsl-alive&rev=1774019893&do=diff How to keep wsl alive After closing the terminal in which wsl was opened, it goes away. To keep it open, follow these steps: Run taskschd.msc and define a new task: General -> Name -> Start WSL General -> Security options -> Run only when user is logged on text/html 2023-07-04T16:36:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://medjava.ro/doku.php?id=windows:windows-subsystem-for-linux:kill-machines&rev=1688488591&do=diff Kill machines (to save RAM) To shutdown one machine (from power shell): wsl --terminate Ubuntu To kill all machines: wsl --shutdown Check if it was stopped correctly: wsl -l -v NAME STATE VERSION * Ubuntu Stopped 2