[DISCUSSION] Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

Where can I find information on how to export pre-configured WSL2 from one PC to another?
Inside AppX there is a big ext4.vhdx, but repacking appx breaks certain update logic.
Is there a way to have original AppX + import previously exported configuration some way?
Or we may need some cloud sync?

Thanks

 

wsl --help

Code:

Arguments for managing distributions in Windows Subsystem for Linux:

    --export <Distro> <FileName> [Options]
        Exports the distribution to a tar file.
        The filename can be - for stdout.

        Options:
            --vhd
                Specifies that the distribution should be exported as a .vhdx file.

    --import <Distro> <InstallLocation> <FileName> [Options]
        Imports the specified tar file as a new distribution.
        The filename can be - for stdin.

        Options:
            --version <Version>
                Specifies the version to use for the new distribution.

            --vhd
                Specifies that the provided file is a .vhdx file, not a tar file.
                This operation makes a copy of the .vhdx file at the specified install location.

    --import-in-place <Distro> <FileName>
        Imports the specified .vhdx file as a new distribution.
        This virtual hard disk must be formatted with the ext4 filesystem type.

or what do you want to export?
wsl configuration is stored in %userprofile%\.wslconfig

 

Sorry, it is my question too.

Consider, for example, redirected personal folders. Backupping and restoring them when I switch between systems is a bad idea.

I want, firstly, to move my distros from windows boot volumes, to free a lot of space,
and, secondly, to easily detach and attach them between my vhdx-bootable systems.

I could write some custom scripts, still asking for a "standard" solution.

 

--import-in-place <Distro> <FileName>
Imports the specified .vhdx file as a new distribution.
This virtual hard disk must be formatted with the ext4 filesystem type.

- seems like a solution, just a bit contra intuitive and maybe suboptimal. I can't figure out the consequences of such kind of sharing.

 

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I wonder if it's possible now to make an ext4 read-write driver/app from the source code.

 

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Is LTSC compatible with WSL? I never thought it

 

Yes, it existed inside features, and I did enable it as fine:

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The problem with the update for this feature.

 

Is there any ways to speed up file I/O between Windows and WSL2 Linux? I run win32 nginx and PHP-FPM in WSL, and requests seemingly with /mnt/c are slow (pages take several seconds to load; not sure on specifics but heard it was something with WSL and that /mnt/c path)

 

I have the same issue!