How to Install and Uninstall wsl Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 16,2024

You can also install and uninstall the wsl on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "wsl" package

This guide let you learn how to install wsl on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wsl
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "wsl" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall wsl on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                wsl
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the wsl package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: wsl
Version: 0.2.1-3
Installed-Size: 105
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: all
Depends: wget (>= 1.13) | curl, libxml2-utils
Recommends: xsltproc, gnupg, curl
Description: Wsman Shell Command Line "whistle"
Description-md5: 9b0a82cf07de44ae3fa1380f1b14f273
Homepage: http://linux.dell.com/files/wsl/
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/wsl/wsl_0.2.1-3_all.deb
Size: 18280
MD5sum: 18285b246ec1d2a8795d13b74c864927
SHA256: e4961e51936c0bea4f46383457bc81f21f96069e0a2a16dca90e16f97307d493