This chapter will discuss maintaining your Linux distro installed on WSL, beginning with how the distro is updated, how to apply upgrades, and how to find and install specific packages. The chapter will conclude with a guide on generating your own special-purpose Ubuntu WSL image.
Once your Linux distro of choice is installed on WSL, you must maintain it. On WSL 2, the Linux kernel and the underlying WSL platform in Windows 10 will be maintained by Microsoft through Windows Update. However, updates to the respective Microsoft Store app for your WSL distro do not automatically ...
