PowerShell/Scripts/install-wsl.ps1
2022-01-29 12:47:46 +01:00

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Installs Windows Subsystem for Linux (needs admin rights)
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script installs Windows Subsystem for Linux. It needs admin rights.
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./install-wsl
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
#>
#Requires -RunAsAdministrator
try {
$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
if ($false) {
& wsl --install
} else {
"👉 Step 1/3: Enable WSL..."
& dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
"👉 Step 2/3: Enable virtual machine platform..."
& dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
"👉 Step 3/3: Enable WSL version 2..."
& 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 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
exit 1
}