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    An unbiased comparison of linux distributions' setup (sh.itjust.works)
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    [–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    It's quite possible you're running wsl 1 - some.versions of windows 10 never upgraded that subsystem - not sure why.

    But it might need wsl 2.

    Open PowerShell as Administrator and run: wsl --set-default-version 2

    That should upgrade the Virtual environment subsystem but not the ubuntu installation - you can delete it and start again.

    Or you can try and upgrade it.

    Run this in your PowerShell. wsl.exe -l -v

    It should show you the Ubuntu install, the state, and the version.

    It should say 1, under version, if my assumption is correct.

    If so you need to upgrade it to 2 also.

    Copy the exact Name - it might say Ubuntu-20.04 or just Ubuntu etc .

    If it says "Running" and not Stopped terminate it like so: wsl -t Distro-Name

    Then run the command below (again, replace name with your exact name).

    wsl --set-version distro-name 2

    Then try to start it from its shortcut again.

    Let me know if that worked.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    *Windows PowerShell Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    Try the new cross-platform PowerShell https://aka.ms/pscore6

    PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wsl.exe -l -v Windows Subsystem for Linux has no installed distributions.

    Use 'wsl.exe --list --online' to list available distributions and 'wsl.exe --install ' to install.

    Distributions can also be installed by visiting the Microsoft Store: https://aka.ms/wslstore Error code: Wsl/WSL_E_DEFAULT_DISTRO_NOT_FOUND PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wsl --set-default-version 2 For information on key differences with WSL 2 please visit https://aka.ms/wsl2 The operation completed successfully. PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wsl.exe -l -v Windows Subsystem for Linux has no installed distributions.

    Use 'wsl.exe --list --online' to list available distributions and 'wsl.exe --install ' to install.

    Distributions can also be installed by visiting the Microsoft Store: https://aka.ms/wslstore Error code: Wsl/WSL_E_DEFAULT_DISTRO_NOT_FOUND PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>*

    Still getting this when I try to open Ubuntu:

    *Installing, this may take a few minutes... WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x80370114 Error: 0x80370114 The operation could not be started because a required feature is not installed.

    Press any key to continue...*

    I did make sure the subsystem feature in windows features was turned on, btw

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Wsl seems to be installed since it responded to the command to set it to version 2.

    But it doesn't sound like it ever installed Ubuntu properly since it shows no installed distributions.

    Quick search shows that you need to enable the following windows features:

    Virtual Machine Platform And Windows Hypervisor Platform

    Are these enabled?

    Edit:

    Someone already answered the same thing but I didn't see it before posting this. Well done and glad it's working.