linux-wsl on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 29,2024

1. Install "linux-wsl" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install linux-wsl on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall linux-wsl on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "linux-wsl" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone linux-wsl's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/linux-wsl.git 
            
                        
                ~/linux-wsl
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/linux-wsl folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/linux-wsl
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the linux-wsl package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 993062
Name: linux-wsl
PackageBaseID: 146351
PackageBase: linux-wsl
Version: 5.10.74.3-1
Description: Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) kernel
URL: https://github.com/microsoft/WSL2-Linux-Kernel
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1651765554
Maintainer: greyltc
Submitter: greyltc
FirstSubmitted: 1572787621
LastModified: 1637688567
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/linux-wsl.tar.gz