Windows WSL Snippets

# Start
wsl

# List all installed distros
wsl --list --verbose
wsl -l -v

# List available distros for installation
wsl.exe --list --online

# Install specific distribution
wsl --install --distribution Ubuntu-26.04
wsl --install --distribution FedoraLinux-44

# Shutdown all distros
wsl --shutdown

# Remove a distro
wsl --unregister <distro name>

References

• Install WSL | Microsoft Learn