Topics tagged wsl

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
How to fix «Error Code: 0x80070005» on `wsl --install`? WSL wsl , windows , windows-10 , virtualization	3	840	February 27, 2024
How do I connect to Ubuntu in WSL from Windows via SFTP? WSL wsl , windows , ubuntu , ubuntu-22 , sftp , filezilla , virtualization , ssh-permit-root-login	1	4384	October 29, 2023
How do I find out the IP address of my Ubuntu in WSL? WSL wsl , windows , networking , ubuntu	1	1572	November 19, 2023
How to stop a WSL instance? WSL wsl , windows , virtualization	1	272	November 2, 2023
How do I restore a WSL instance from a backup? WSL wsl , windows , backup , virtualization	1	295	November 2, 2023
How to start a stopped WSL instance? WSL wsl , windows , virtualization	1	268	November 2, 2023
The `.tar` backup is 30% smaller than the `.vhdx` backup for the same WSL instance WSL wsl , tar , backup , vhd , windows , virtualization	0	210	November 1, 2023
How do I backup a WSL instance to a `*.tar` file? WSL wsl , tar , backup , windows , virtualization	2	291	November 1, 2023
How do I backup a WSL instance? WSL wsl , backup , windows , virtualization	1	220	October 31, 2023
How do I backup a WSL instanceto a `*.tar.gz` file? WSL wsl , tar , backup , gzip , windows , virtualization	1	436	November 1, 2023
How do I fix «The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process» / «Wsl/Service/0x80070020» on `wsl --export --vhd`? WSL wsl , backup , vhd , windows , virtualization	1	400	November 1, 2023
What are the differences between the `.tar` and `.vhdx` backups of WSL? WSL wsl , tar , backup , vhd , windows , virtualization	1	684	November 1, 2023
How do I backup a WSL instance to a `*.vhdx` file? Windows wsl , backup , vhd , windows , virtualization	2	944	November 1, 2023
How do I access the filesystem of Linux via WSL? WSL wsl , filesystem , unix , windows , virtualization	2	279	October 30, 2023
How do I connect from Windows to a Git repository located in WSL-based Ubuntu via SourceTree? WSL wsl , windows , ubuntu , git , sourcetree , subst , virtualization	1	526	October 29, 2023
How did I fix «`git status` failed with code 128: fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository at '//wsl.localhost/Ubuntu-22.04/'» for a repository located in WSL-based Ubuntu? WSL wsl , windows , windows-ownership , ubuntu , git , virtualization , filesystem	1	467	October 29, 2023
How do I mount a WSL-based Ubuntu as a drive in Windows? WSL wsl , windows , ubuntu , subst , virtualization	1	268	October 29, 2023
How do I install Ubuntu 22 to Windows 10 using WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)? WSL wsl , windows , ubuntu , ubuntu-22 , power-shell , windows-10 , virtualization	1	414	October 19, 2023
How did I fix «You need permission to perform this action» on creating / editing a file in a WSL filesystem via Windows Explorer? WSL wsl , windows-file-explorer , windows , filesystem , virtualization	1	400	October 29, 2023
How do I set the `root` password for Ubuntu in WSL? WSL wsl , windows , ubuntu , password , virtualization	1	477	October 20, 2023
How do I remove a distribution from WSL? WSL wsl , windows , virtualization	1	183	October 19, 2023
How do I check which distributions are available for installation via WSL? WSL wsl , windows , virtualization	1	202	October 19, 2023
How do I install Ubuntu 18 via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to Windows 10? WSL wsl , windows , windows-10 , power-shell , ubuntu , virtualization	1	677	October 19, 2023
How to fix «Access is denied» on `wsl --install`? WSL windows , windows-10 , wsl , windows-programdata , takeown , icacls , windows-ownership , windows-permissions , virtualization , windows-sid , filesystem	1	2025	March 10, 2023

How to fix «Error Code: 0x80070005» on `wsl --install`?

WSL

3

840

February 27, 2024

How do I connect to Ubuntu in WSL from Windows via SFTP?

WSL

wsl , windows , ubuntu , ubuntu-22 , sftp , filezilla , virtualization , ssh-permit-root-login

1

4384

October 29, 2023

How do I find out the IP address of my Ubuntu in WSL?

WSL

wsl , windows , networking , ubuntu

1

1572

November 19, 2023

How to stop a WSL instance?

WSL

wsl , windows , virtualization

1

272

November 2, 2023

How do I restore a WSL instance from a backup?

WSL

wsl , windows , backup , virtualization

1

295

November 2, 2023

How to start a stopped WSL instance?

WSL

wsl , windows , virtualization

1

268

November 2, 2023

The `*.tar` backup is 30% smaller than the `*.vhdx` backup for the same WSL instance

WSL

wsl , tar , backup , vhd , windows , virtualization

0

210

November 1, 2023

How do I backup a WSL instance to a `*.tar` file?

WSL

wsl , tar , backup , windows , virtualization

2

291

November 1, 2023

How do I backup a WSL instance?

WSL

wsl , backup , windows , virtualization

1

220

October 31, 2023

How do I backup a WSL instanceto a `*.tar.gz` file?

WSL

wsl , tar , backup , gzip , windows , virtualization

1

436

November 1, 2023

How do I fix «The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process» / «Wsl/Service/0x80070020» on `wsl --export --vhd`?

WSL

wsl , backup , vhd , windows , virtualization

1

400

November 1, 2023

What are the differences between the `*.tar` and `*.vhdx` backups of WSL?

WSL

wsl , tar , backup , vhd , windows , virtualization

1

684

November 1, 2023

How do I backup a WSL instance to a `*.vhdx` file?

Windows

wsl , backup , vhd , windows , virtualization

2

944

November 1, 2023

How do I access the filesystem of Linux via WSL?

WSL

wsl , filesystem , unix , windows , virtualization

2

279

October 30, 2023

How do I connect from Windows to a Git repository located in WSL-based Ubuntu via SourceTree?

WSL

wsl , windows , ubuntu , git , sourcetree , subst , virtualization

1

526

October 29, 2023

How did I fix «`git status` failed with code 128: fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository at '//wsl.localhost/Ubuntu-22.04/'» for a repository located in WSL-based Ubuntu?

WSL

wsl , windows , windows-ownership , ubuntu , git , virtualization , filesystem

1

467

October 29, 2023

How do I mount a WSL-based Ubuntu as a drive in Windows?

WSL

wsl , windows , ubuntu , subst , virtualization

1

268

October 29, 2023

How do I install Ubuntu 22 to Windows 10 using WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)?

WSL

wsl , windows , ubuntu , ubuntu-22 , power-shell , windows-10 , virtualization

1

414

October 19, 2023

How did I fix «You need permission to perform this action» on creating / editing a file in a WSL filesystem via Windows Explorer?

WSL

wsl , windows-file-explorer , windows , filesystem , virtualization

1

400

October 29, 2023

How do I set the `root` password for Ubuntu in WSL?

WSL

wsl , windows , ubuntu , password , virtualization

1

477

October 20, 2023

How do I remove a distribution from WSL?

WSL

wsl , windows , virtualization

1

183

October 19, 2023

How do I check which distributions are available for installation via WSL?

WSL

wsl , windows , virtualization

1

202

October 19, 2023

How do I install Ubuntu 18 via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to Windows 10?

WSL

wsl , windows , windows-10 , power-shell , ubuntu , virtualization

1

677

October 19, 2023

How to fix «Access is denied» on `wsl --install`?

WSL

windows , windows-10 , wsl , windows-programdata , takeown , icacls , windows-ownership , windows-permissions , virtualization , windows-sid , filesystem

1

2025

March 10, 2023