How to Install and Uninstall ubuntu-wsl Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "ubuntu-wsl" package

This guide let you learn how to install ubuntu-wsl on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ubuntu-wsl
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ubuntu-wsl" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall ubuntu-wsl on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ubuntu-wsl
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ubuntu-wsl package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: ubuntu-wsl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.534
Priority: optional
Section: metapackages
Source: ubuntu-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 16
Depends: apport, binutils, byobu, curl, dbus-x11, dirmngr, ed, file, git, gnupg, info, libegl1, libgl1, libgtk-3-0, libpam-systemd, lsof, man-db, media-types, patch, psmisc, rsync, software-properties-common, time, vim, wget, wsl-setup
Recommends: apparmor, bash-completion, cloud-init, command-not-found, fonts-ubuntu, landscape-client, manpages, motd-news-config, nano, openssh-client, show-motd, snapd, unattended-upgrades, update-manager-core
Filename: pool/main/u/ubuntu-meta/ubuntu-wsl_1.534_amd64.deb
Size: 10326
MD5sum: 34d3e6fd62192634b563d81e944cfd99
SHA1: 35e38d41fb8eb5bb8a47bd8249c82d82c807a35b
SHA256: c7e1e1b9471de7dfc8e3e5a5844d188264f85dec2d3865ae6a5fce28c6bb6488
SHA512: f39107d7d7cc7f0ae978235034d7173137a96819d49edfa481c37fa7af17bd52ddab1aa99d4a29a2203f0a0a42003362a80c53190c0aebee829f3425762fc91a
Description: Ubuntu on Windows tools - Windows Subsystem for Linux integration
Description-md5: 31a2c9edbae1d8c6f5ec0d556efdb9e9
Task: ubuntu-wsl