Re: Install older versions of Debian with WSL

[john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com>]

On 12/7/2021 5:15 PM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 07, 2021 at 03:54:37PM +0100, Max Nadig wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I was trying to install Debian 10 via WSL on windows. The problem is, I automatically get v11 Bullseye.
> > Is there some way to specify the version or load a custom Debian version with WSL?
> >
> > I already posted this question into the WSL Git repo. So far I couldn't find a solution for this.
> > https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/7805
> >
> > Are there maybe legacy builds of the Debian microsoft store app available? This would probably solve my problem.
> >
> > Thank you for the help, best,
> > Max
>
> Why do you want Debian 10 specifically? You could try the IRC channel
>
> #debian-wsl
>
> on OFTC / see if you can find the maintainer.
>
> In general terms, as soon as a release is put out, it's uploaded by
> rhaist to Microsoft - you want the latest stable to be the one used,

If you realy need Buster, using VirtualBox or Qemu on Windows might fit
the bill.

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John Doe