How To Install wsl on Debian 11
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.