How To Install wslu on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wslu on Ubuntu.
What is wslu
wslu is:
This is a collection of utilities for the Windows 10 Linux Subsystem, such as for converting Linux paths to a Windows paths or creating Linux application shortcuts on the Windows 10 Desktop.
Requires Windows 10 Creators Update and higher.
There are three methods to install wslu on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install wslu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wslu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wslu
Install wslu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wslu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wslu
Install wslu Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install wslu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wslu
How To Uninstall wslu on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the wslu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wslu
Uninstall wslu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wslu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wslu
Remove wslu Configurations and Data
To remove wslu configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wslu
Remove wslu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wslu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wslu
Dependencies
wslu have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wslu package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.