How to Install and Uninstall ubuntu-wsl Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "ubuntu-wsl" package

This tutorial shows how to install ubuntu-wsl on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall ubuntu-wsl on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: ubuntu-wsl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.417.5
Priority: optional
Section: metapackages
Source: ubuntu-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 47
Depends: wslu
Recommends: dbus-x11
Filename: pool/main/u/ubuntu-meta/ubuntu-wsl_1.417.5_amd64.deb
Size: 2336
MD5sum: d9b1bbd164ee97e3180540683c5857bd
SHA1: 3cad20d554ef6d75ea4100904138d17872487d4b
SHA256: 54533d42d8cb993c8f7d8435f7031947917648d513cb36e0d370194ad5eb2c0f
SHA512: aa14cf6d71869a1f76ad891756899a93367df2521be2b36382ed394c249a7133e91df66e75cea081bf51a950ef672f649e1fac3f5734239badbe0d547d2b6897
Description: Ubuntu on Windows tools - Windows Subsystem for Linux integration
Description-md5: 31a2c9edbae1d8c6f5ec0d556efdb9e9
Supported: 5y