WSL Basics

Install WSL

• wsl -l -o # Open Powershell & get a list of available Linux distributions available for download
• wsl --install -d Ubuntu-22.04
• If Error: 0x800706d9 There are no more endpoints available from the endpoint mapper, Services -> Host Network Service -> Start, and rerun the command wsl --install -d Ubuntu-22.04

Uninstall && Remove WSL

• Settings -> Apps -> Installed apps -> Ubuntu -> Uninstall
• wsl -l -v # Open Powershell & Get WSL version
• wsl --unregister Ubuntu

Keeping WSL Running in the Background (even after closing the terminal window)

• wsl --exec dbus-launch true in powershell

Accessing a WSL service from a remote machine (Mirror a WSL ip address and port to that of the host)

• wsl hostname -I # Get WSL local IP address (CMD or Powershell)
• netsh interface portproxy add v4tov4 listenport=11434 listenaddress=0.0.0.0 connectport=11434 connectaddress=172.19.98.153 # Run in CMD as administrator
• Open the port in Inbound Rules in Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security on Local Computer

How to Shrink a WSL2 Virtual Disk

• wsl --shutdown # Open Powershell and shutdown the running WSL distributions
• diskpart

DISKPART> select vdisk file="C:\Users\penl\AppData\Local\Packages\CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu22.04LTS_79rhkp1fndgsc\LocalState\ext4.vhdx"

DiskPart successfully selected the virtual disk file.

DISKPART> compact vdisk

  100 percent completed

DiskPart successfully compacted the virtual disk file.