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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "wsl" package

This tutorial shows how to install wsl on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall wsl on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                wsl
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wsl package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: wsl
Architecture: all
Version: 0.2.1-3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 105
Depends: wget (>= 1.13) | curl, libxml2-utils
Recommends: xsltproc, gnupg, curl
Filename: pool/universe/w/wsl/wsl_0.2.1-3_all.deb
Size: 18704
MD5sum: fbaf2ac26ce406737648e02953707f27
SHA1: 0747c9568c347de7f02f67e60dd7bdfd659c0ea4
SHA256: e0ec75703f6af787263eb8764430e700e3d75473b00cb64bdf72d3b8c73d74f9
SHA512: 426f692418fb4dbcf065c9dcc871f1a44c81aebc5691b3c0ea20f9c2879ffb5ae3fbdcd6fd1f0b7afc7d0b6b525063f47cb6e7ebded80ed2c89e7b7750033ed8
Homepage: http://linux.dell.com/files/wsl/
Description: Wsman Shell Command Line "whistle"
Description-md5: 9b0a82cf07de44ae3fa1380f1b14f273