How to Install and Uninstall ubuntu-wsl Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 09,2024

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

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "ubuntu-wsl" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install ubuntu-wsl on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall ubuntu-wsl on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ubuntu-wsl package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: ubuntu-wsl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.481.1
Priority: optional
Section: metapackages
Source: ubuntu-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 53
Depends: apport, binutils, byobu, curl, dirmngr, fonts-ubuntu, git, gnupg, htop, patch, screen, software-properties-common, tmux, vim, wsl-setup
Recommends: dbus-x11, motd-news-config, show-motd, snapd, unattended-upgrades
Filename: pool/main/u/ubuntu-meta/ubuntu-wsl_1.481.1_amd64.deb
Size: 2640
MD5sum: 0d6d31f2445dc076a362c3d6f208ad19
SHA1: da96bcac0667dfed4a19380b944bcf15279fd184
SHA256: db00775e8d02ee72cf7ca89871a5f4de03d0ba8d68aa760f3e5dd014c19a03e5
SHA512: accaf81a17b7a2130803af79c27f85cd903aa0b588ecaf5c10055d8599f23d101910b456ed6b9f2fc910f4e377bfc4f39eb8761e9eb2910d65e96e8d96f0c72e
Description: Ubuntu on Windows tools - Windows Subsystem for Linux integration
Description-md5: 31a2c9edbae1d8c6f5ec0d556efdb9e9
Task: ubuntu-wsl

Package: ubuntu-wsl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.481
Priority: optional
Section: metapackages
Source: ubuntu-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 53
Depends: apport, binutils, byobu, curl, dirmngr, fonts-ubuntu, git, gnupg, htop, patch, screen, software-properties-common, tmux, vim, wsl-setup
Recommends: dbus-x11, motd-news-config, show-motd, snapd, unattended-upgrades
Filename: pool/main/u/ubuntu-meta/ubuntu-wsl_1.481_amd64.deb
Size: 2718
MD5sum: c9dd4405e633b9d072066a4baf45bb73
SHA1: 8d196f8eb84a49ee6550e3ee8eb23455690bd7dc
SHA256: b75afdd721fa480aae1c914a93ada7101566d73537bb4cd0eb7a1609f807fea8
SHA512: 1d8a4183721e6dd2e910678ed270d3caedb423b61422d1037beccfdb0fd9d13e6b52a36083cc0c32a24c8477d2f11ec841a2f4cd420f9750a69c886a41570b86
Description: Ubuntu on Windows tools - Windows Subsystem for Linux integration
Description-md5: 31a2c9edbae1d8c6f5ec0d556efdb9e9
Task: ubuntu-wsl