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Tested distributions under WSL2

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The following distributions I have installed/created, tested and used under WSL2 and Windows 10.

  1. Alpine Linux; extremely tiny; created from Docker image
  2. AlmaLinux; migrated from CentOS using AlmaLinux migration tool
  3. Arch Linux; created from virtual machine install
  4. CentOS 7; created from rootfs image, then upgraded to latest version
  5. CentOS 8; Upgraded from CentOS7
  6. CentOS Stream; upgraded from from CentOS8 install
  7. Deepin Linux; created from virtual machine install
  8. Debian 10 (Buster); Microsoft Store
  9. Debian Testing (Bullseye); upgraded from official Debian 10 release
  10. Devuan; migrated from Debian as installed from the Microsoft Store
  11. Fedora; created from virtual machine installation
  12. Gentoo; compiled from source using Stage3 tarball/rootfs iamge
  13. Kali Linux; Microsoft Store
  14. Oracle Linux; migrated from CentOS instance using CentOS migration tool from Oracle
  15. RedHat Enterprise Linux; created from virtual machine installation
  16. Rocky Linux; migrated from CentOS using RockyLinux migration tool
  17. Ubuntu; Microsoft Store
  18. Slackware; created from Docker image

As you can see, if you can find your favorite distribution in the Microsoft Store, great, if not or if its only available as a paid distribution, just bake your own. It’s not that difficult and really there is no reason why you should not have the Linux distribution of your choice available under WSL2.