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1. How to install linux terminal on windows 10 update#
2. How to install linux terminal on windows 10 upgrade#

WSL 2 requires Windows 10’s “Virtual Machine Platform” feature to be enabled.

Only want to use WSL 1? You can skip to step 4. Be careful not to mistype or leave out any character in the command: dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart To do this open the PowerShell tool as an Administrator and run the command below. Regardless of which version of WSL you want to use you first need to enable it. Note: it is possible to install WSL 1 using a GUI too but it’s much faster to use the command line, and since WSL is a CLI tool it kinda makes sense too! Step 1. You can find PowerShell in the Windows Start Menu. I recommend using the PowerShell app, which you need to run as an administrator. To install WSL 2 on Windows 10 (OS Build 1909 or 1903) you need to follow 4 steps:

How to install linux terminal on windows 10 update#

If you use an earlier version of Windows 10 you can still install WSL 2 ( Microsoft backported WSL 2 to older versions of Windows 10 in Windows Update KB4566116) but the process isn’t quite as simple as in the 2004 update.

How to install linux terminal on windows 10 upgrade#

Once done you can open the ‘Ubuntu’ app from the Start Menu to get started, or install the Microsoft Terminal app to start exploring your newly-installed Ubuntu install - don’t forget to run an apt update & apt upgrade though! Install WSL 2 (Old Method) The command prompt will open again and you’ll be walked through setting up Ubuntu with a username and password (these don’t need to be the same as your Windows username and password though). Once done, reboot and log in to Windows 10.