How To Install wsl on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install wsl on Debian 11. wsl is Wsman Shell Command Line whistle

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wsl on Debian 11.

What is wsl

wsl is:

WSL (aka “whistle”) contains various scripts that serve as a client interface to WSMAN or Web Services for Management protocol base on DMTF standard specification. WSMAN provides standards based messaging for systems management CIM-style objects.

There are three methods to install wsl on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install wsl Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install wsl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install wsl

Install wsl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install wsl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wsl

Install wsl 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install wsl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wsl

How To Uninstall wsl on Debian 11

To uninstall only the wsl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wsl

Uninstall wsl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wsl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wsl

Remove wsl Configurations and Data

To remove wsl configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wsl

Remove wsl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove wsl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wsl

Dependencies

wsl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wsl package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.