How to Install and Uninstall ubuntu-wsl Package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "ubuntu-wsl" package

This guide let you learn how to install ubuntu-wsl on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)


    
        
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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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall ubuntu-wsl on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu):


    
        
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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 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Package: ubuntu-wsl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.493
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, libegl1, libgl1, libgtk-3-0, 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_1.493_amd64.deb
Size: 2434
MD5sum: c7fd0df63a80b68b12b249896284299e
SHA1: 8cba56224eb055f6174c94f8b876960a8bd1b0ec
SHA256: da4f503ee8459284479fcfee59d79634bc389e16bd83b02d3287692b89307b5e
SHA512: 2e72dc0eaa72c89d2d8b50d18b1bc031825e5c6f24ec330728b1bfe1058e76283680671212e1588c41b99897ae59da96076cbdfc7b5658398115c2d0bd1c60ec
Description: Ubuntu on Windows tools - Windows Subsystem for Linux integration
Description-md5: 31a2c9edbae1d8c6f5ec0d556efdb9e9
Task: ubuntu-wsl