Installing Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) Inside VirtualBox VM @i12bretro

Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

#Windows #Linux #VirtualBox

Full steps can be found at i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0354.html

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VirtualBox Settings
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   01. Launch VirtualBox
   02. Right click on the Windows 10 VM ≫ Settings...
   03. Select System from the left navigation ≫ Click the Processor Tab
   04. Check the Enable Nested VT-x/AMD-V box
   05. Click OK to close the settings dialog
   06. Right click on the Windows 10 VM ≫ Start ≫ Normal Start

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Installing WSL2 Inside the VM
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   01. Launch Powershell as administrator
   02. Run the following command
         dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
   03. Reboot
   04. If running Windows 2004 or newer, run the following additional commands to use WSL 2
         dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
         wsl --set-default-version 2
   05. Click the Start Button ≫ Search Microsoft Store ≫ Select Microsoft Store
   06. Search for the Linux distribution to install (Debian, Ubuntu, etc)
   07. Select the Linux distribution and click the Get button in the upper right corner
   08. After the Linux distribution downloads and installs, select the distribution from the Start menu to launch it
   09. Input a username and password to be used in the Linux environment

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