PowerShell/Scripts/install-wsl.ps1
2021-08-29 17:50:03 +02:00

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#Requires -RunAsAdministrator
<#
.SYNOPSIS
install-wsl.ps1
.DESCRIPTION
Installs Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) - needs admin rights.
.EXAMPLE
PS> .\install-wsl.ps1
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
#>
try {
$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
if ($false) {
& wsl --install
} else {
& dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
& dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
& wsl --set-default-version 2
}
[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
"✔️ installed Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in $Elapsed sec"
" NOTE: reboot now, then visit the Microsoft Store and install a Linux distribution (e.g. Ubuntu, openSUSE, SUSE Linux, Kali Linux, Debian, Fedora, Pengwin, or Alpine)"
exit 0
} catch {
write-error "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}