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Step 1:
Open the below link and READ IT!
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-za/windows/wsl/install
1: Open PowerShell and Start the install process wsl --install 2: Result shows you available distros: Ubuntu Ubuntu Debian Debian GNU/Linux kali-linux Kali Linux Rolling SLES-12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v12 SLES-15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v15 Ubuntu-18.04 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu-20.04 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS OracleLinux_8_5 Oracle Linux 8.5 OracleLinux_7_9 Oracle Linux 7.9 3: Install your selected distro. In my case I am choosing Ubuntu. wsl --install Ubuntu 4: Wait for the install to finish. Enter username and password in the ubuntu termainal and proceed. 5: Switch back to PowerShell and Check that your wsl version. wsl -l -v 6: Run the below command. sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade 7: Set default wsl version to version 2 wsl --set-default-version 2 8: If you manually installed WSL prior to the wsl --install command being available, you may also need to enable the virtual machine optional component used by WSL 2 and install the kernel package if you haven't already done so. -- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-za/windows/wsl/install-manual#step-3---enable-virtual-machine-feature