windows subsystem for linux¶
list your installed distros¶
backup a distro¶
restore a distro¶
mount and access other linux filesystems¶
to mount a disk, open a powershell window with administrator privileges
the mounted path will be available on wsl inside /mnt/wsl directory.
to list the available disks in Windows
the disks paths are available under the DeviceID columns, usually under the \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE0 format.
to unmount and detach the disk
import any linux distribution to use with wsl¶
run your distro on podman
export the container to a .tar file
on powershell, import the .tar file as a new distro