Install WSL2 Windows 10 and 11 notes

 

install using

powershell as admin

wsl --install -d ubuntu

 

 then install windows manager to run desktop

in ubuntu bash box

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/ii79t0/wsl2_gui_using_vcxsrv_complete_guide_for_beginners/

 

don't use apt upgrade on ubuntu.  Probably tries to upgrade from 24.04 now and hoses the install

only do apt update

 tried this, didn't work

https://superuser.com/questions/1803992/getting-this-error-failed-to-take-etc-passwd-lock-invalid-argument

version list

NAME                            FRIENDLY NAME
Ubuntu                          Ubuntu
Debian                          Debian GNU/Linux
kali-linux                      Kali Linux Rolling
Ubuntu-18.04                    Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Ubuntu-20.04                    Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Ubuntu-22.04                    Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu-24.04                    Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
OracleLinux_7_9                 Oracle Linux 7.9
OracleLinux_8_7                 Oracle Linux 8.7
OracleLinux_9_1                 Oracle Linux 9.1
openSUSE-Leap-15.6              openSUSE Leap 15.6
SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-15-SP5    SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5
SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-15-SP6    SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6
openSUSE-Tumbleweed             openSUSE Tumbleweed

sudo apt install xfce4 xfce4-goodies

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