[Package Request] WSL 2

[kawofong]

Package Requested

Is it possible to add WSL 2 to winget?

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10

[denelon]

WSL isn't a "package" per se' It's more of a Windows Feature. We're looking to enable it.

[ghost]

@denelon I think he meant a package for the Linux kernel package for upgrading from WSL 1 to WSL 2

[jedieaston]

The WSL team has said that there will be a one-shot command to enable and update WSL in the 21H1 update to Windows 10 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/the-windows-subsystem-for-linux-build-2020-summary/#wsl-install). I think that's the reason nobody put the manifest in repo (since presumably winget will be released along with this command).

[vedantmgoyal9]

WSL will now be shipped through the MS store, I think.

[jedieaston]

wsl --install is now available in Windows 10 2004 and above. I think that's a better solution rather than winget having a special case for it.

[denelon]

We're looking to enable the Windows Feature support in WinGet 1.7. With that we will be able to have the WSL "installer" take a dependency on the Windows Feature for Virtualization. Any Linux distributions in the community repository can then "depend" on WSL, and WinGet should be able to install things gracefully.

[mhekel]

Nothing worse than when people really dont think about why a person is posing a certain question!!!! yes there are some who dont know how to enable it - i'm, not one of them but my queastion is the same. wsl was accidently deleted - there is no enabling it or typing wsl --install.. can't get it from the store because IT'S NOT THERE... wsl2 is NOT in the store by itself. Yes wsl2 is a feature more so than a package, dism doesn't do a damn thing to repair windows, and windows hangs up on repairing. (please don't suggest doing by usb, that isn't even an option to bootup by usb) - so can I use winget to get wsl back or am i sol?
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[denelon]

We've done the work to support enabling the Windows Feature dependency, and we will be adding a manifest for WSL so it can also be called as a dependency for Linux distros in the repository. I've been working with Craig on the WSL team to get to this point. I'm expecting it will be added in the coming days.

[mhekel]

For those who didn't realize that in asking this question that wsl --install wasn't an option, here is the actual solution microsoft/WSL#11483 (comment)