We are happy to announce that Ubuntu on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now available in Microsoft’s new tar-based distribution architecture.
Ubuntu has been a widely used Linux distribution on WSL, offering a familiar development environment for many users. This new distribution architecture for WSL will make adoption easier in enterprise environments by enabling image customization and deployments at scale. The new tar-based WSL distro format allows developers and system administrators to distribute, install, and manage Ubuntu WSL instances from tar files without relying on the Microsoft Store.
With this new format, Ubuntu on WSL gains several key benefits:
The new WSL distribution format is available now. To install Ubuntu using this format, grab the latest version of WSL (2.4.8 or higher). Then you can install Ubuntu from the web with the following command:
wsl --install ubuntu
You can also download the image and run the command:
wsl --install --from-file ubuntu.tar.wsl
Alternatively, you can double-click on the .wsl file to begin the installation.
For more details on configuring and deploying Ubuntu with this new format, refer to our documentation:
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