How to Install and Uninstall ubuntu-wsl Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "ubuntu-wsl" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install ubuntu-wsl on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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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 step by step instructions below to uninstall ubuntu-wsl on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: ubuntu-wsl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.524.1
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, language-selector-common, libegl1, libgl1, libgtk-3-0, libpam-systemd, lsof, man-db, mime-support, patch, psmisc, rsync, software-properties-common, time, vim, wget, wsl-setup
Recommends: apparmor, bash-completion, command-not-found, fonts-ubuntu, manpages, motd-news-config, nano, openssh-client, show-motd, snapd, unattended-upgrades, update-manager-core
Filename: pool/main/u/ubuntu-meta/ubuntu-wsl_1.524.1_amd64.deb
Size: 9920
MD5sum: a2ab8b022a1d74e62bfa147ef535449b
SHA1: ba9ffa005506a9f367519f867f751c81174c5b4e
SHA256: 734557c242da9cdba6a63754cb6584be4696358213e7b640738e7e8746d82b57
SHA512: 394ab51e8ffc9a71065cea333b0172eee2e0f304af60dcecbe2d4ed313ffb2bf2c79568121e6ea032523092419e25e62668afc38e22aa741a9ec165be07b6419
Description: Ubuntu on Windows tools - Windows Subsystem for Linux integration
Description-md5: 31a2c9edbae1d8c6f5ec0d556efdb9e9
Task: ubuntu-wsl

Package: ubuntu-wsl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.524
Priority: optional
Section: metapackages
Source: ubuntu-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 15
Depends: apport, binutils, byobu, curl, dbus-x11, dirmngr, ed, file, git, gnupg, info, language-selector-common, libegl1, libgl1, libgtk-3-0, libpam-systemd, lsof, man-db, mime-support, patch, psmisc, rsync, software-properties-common, time, vim, wget, wsl-setup
Recommends: apparmor, bash-completion, command-not-found, fonts-ubuntu, manpages, motd-news-config, nano, openssh-client, show-motd, snapd, unattended-upgrades, update-manager-core
Filename: pool/main/u/ubuntu-meta/ubuntu-wsl_1.524_amd64.deb
Size: 9828
MD5sum: 7184e271c3c59b233ef066c1b3fcaaf9
SHA1: d060d06757690a3728bc02ba7d6fce03a67d4af9
SHA256: d68f899d646f40ef484b292652e0fe226404221746ed72910765065d69bda40a
SHA512: febe6b20f33f823f559faae049fe279ea28544829f94502d90213c9bf9dedee58607809542f6ca75f9a5e31bcb9bc3848bef8fab1953e944e3a2ad1d399dbbbc
Description: Ubuntu on Windows tools - Windows Subsystem for Linux integration
Description-md5: 31a2c9edbae1d8c6f5ec0d556efdb9e9
Task: ubuntu-wsl