Re: Windows Subsystem for Linux Debian

[didier gaumet <didier.gaumet@gmail.com>]

Le 07/03/2023 à 21:17, Richmond a écrit :
> I have Debian 11 on Windows Subsystem for Linux, but it is using a
> version 4 kernel. (I have established that it is debian 11 by looking in
> /etc/issue, and /etc/apt/sources). The Kernel says it is Microsoft:
>
> 4.4.0-19041-Microsoft #2311-Microsoft
>
> So I guess this is not really a kernel? as the version is a Windows
> version number, although I am on Windows 19045.2604.
>
> Who supports Debian 11 for WSL? It is in the Microsoft Store. Why is it
> on version 4 kernel?

Hello,

Warning: I do not use WSL1/WSL2
 but I would say that your Debian was installed as a WSL1 distro 
(typical 4.4 pseudo linux kernel (translator, sort of)) and you could 
migrate it to WSL2 (5.15 kernel presently, in a Hyper-V VM).
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions
https://superuser.com/questions/1628023/check-wsl-version-1-or-2-inside-the-linux-installation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/kernel-release-notes