WSL Import of squashfs
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Some distributions ship images in squashfs format, especially for bootable ISOs.
Describe the solution you'd like
It would be great to have a native way to import this clean image into WSL using the --import command, without having to extract the squashfs to a directory, and then tar it.
Describe alternatives you've considered
I have to use the unsquashfs command from WSL or a linux machine to properly decompress the squashfs image to a directory, then TAR it back up for import. 7zip under Windows fails to extract it properly.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the WSL --import path and how it currently handles archive input; the issue does not name specific files or tests. Compare the existing unsquashfs and tar workaround with the requested native squashfs path, and consider the work complete when a squashfs image can be imported directly without manual extraction.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100