How can I update the kernel in WSL2 kernel to latest release?
Mar 12, 2022 · 58 The current kernel version in my WSL2 subsystem is: 5.10.60.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 However, I see in the official Microsoft WSL GitHub repo there is a newer version of the …
WSL2 cannot access the internet on Windows 11 - Super User
Dec 3, 2021 · I have a fresh installation of Windows 11 with ubuntu 20.04 installed inside wsl2. When I try to perform an update sudo apt update or even ping google.com I get Temporary failure resolving …
ubuntu - How do I troubleshoot an unresponsive WSL2 on Windows 10 ...
Jan 13, 2024 · Usually, WSL2 runs fine, but maybe once a month or two, it becomes completely unresponsive and I'm not sure why. Usually restarting the entire computer fixes it, but I'd like to know …
wsl2 - How to reset my WSL Ubuntu password? - Super User
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Why is WSL2/Ubuntu-24.04 extremely slow to resolve host Windows …
Aug 12, 2025 · Freshly installed WSL2/Ubuntu-24.04 as of 8/12/2025 seems to not have libnss-mdns installed by default. After installing libnss-mdns, I was able to resolve 'pc-name.local', but it still takes …
can't access 127.0.0.1:80 outside of WSL2 / Ubuntu 20.04
Oct 15, 2020 · What are the results of ifconfig within WSL2 and ipconfig within Windows? As far as I know WSL is essentially a very lightweight virtual machine so a similar access method through the …
Accessing Windows localhost from WSL2? - Super User
Oct 4, 2021 · I have Windows 11 with WSL2 (Ubuntu) installed on it. I've setup a gdb listener server on my Windows localhost and want to access it from Wsl2, but it seems my Windows machine and WSL …
linux - Completely reinstall WSL - Super User
Jan 20, 2021 · The base WSL support is required for WSL2. What is the most secure and advisable process to remove WSL completely? Here's the best info I have on removing everything related to …
networking - Why is there no network connectivity in Ubuntu using …
Sep 3, 2020 · Premise: I'm trying to run Ubuntu as a Windows 10 app using WSL. TL;DR problem: When Ubuntu uses WSL 2, network connectivity "disappears" when using company VPN. …
How to add second WSL2 Ubuntu distro (fresh install)
Jan 7, 2020 · I have an existing Ubuntu distro, I want a 2nd one that is a fresh Ubuntu image. I suspect I can: export my existing distribution to tar with wsl.exe --export unregister my existing distro with wsl