Allow to use other drives for distro installation
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Description
Describe the solution you'd like
Currently, when we install from Microsoft store, we use C:\ by default, however, we have the ability to select whatever drive we can use if we install manually (sacrificing having to do first time user setup however). I think we should have the distro launchers support selecting a host drive instead of relying on just C:, this is useful for multi-drive laptops where the SSD is only used as a system drive, and are expected to use the hard drive.
Describe alternatives you've considered
wsl --import or wsl --install works fine but it lacks the first-time user install experience.
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Research direction
The issue names Microsoft Store installation, distro launchers, wsl --import, and wsl --install; start by comparing these installation paths and how they choose the host drive. Done means a launcher can offer a non-C: drive while preserving the first-time user setup experience.
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Assessment
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
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- Stale
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- 35/100