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The list-wsl-distros.ps1 Script

This PowerShell script lists installed/available Linux distributions for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

Parameters

/home/markus/Repos/PowerShell/scripts/list-wsl-distros.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Example

PS> ./list-wsl-distros.ps1
NAME            STATE           VERSION
* Ubuntu-24.04    Stopped         2
...

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
        Lists distros for Windows Subsystem for Linux
.DESCRIPTION
        This PowerShell script lists installed/available Linux distributions for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
.EXAMPLE
        PS> ./list-wsl-distros.ps1
	  NAME            STATE           VERSION
	* Ubuntu-24.04    Stopped         2
	...
.LINK
        https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
        Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

try {
	if ($IsLinux -or $IsMacOS) { throw "Requires Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)" }

	& wsl.exe --list --verbose
	" "
	& wsl.exe --list --online
	" "
	& wsl.exe --status
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
        "⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) in script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber)."
        exit 1
}

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