[docs] Examples of installing the same distro with different WSL versions
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Description
I originally reported this issue and usecase in Terminal repo: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/12888#issuecomment-1095499387
Does wsl.exe support launching the same Ubuntu-20.04 distro as WSLv1 or as WSLv2? Ideally we should be able to specify the wanted WSL version in the wsl.exe launch command line arguments.
It's useful to not have full 700Mb of vm ram for just having a simple bash running (of course when WSLv1 suffices for actual usage)
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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 with the linked Windows Terminal issue and comment, then inspect the existing WSL documentation for wsl.exe launch arguments and examples of installing or selecting WSL versions. Done means the documentation clearly explains whether the same Ubuntu-20.04 distro can be launched as WSLv1 or WSLv2 and shows the supported commands, if applicable.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- cli, documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100