microsoft / microsoft/WSL

Request to add Azure Linux in list of WSL available distributions

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Description

for both core and full packages.

https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/blob/master/distributions/DistributionInfo.json

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Open distributions/DistributionInfo.json and inspect how existing WSL distributions are represented. Add Azure Linux entries for both the core and full packages, then verify the JSON remains valid and the new distributions appear in the available-distributions list.

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Assessment

Tech stack
azure, linux
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
78/100

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