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5. Configuring WSL Distros

Hayden Barnes1  
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Once you have a WSL distro installed, there are several settings unique to WSL that you do not find in a standard Linux distribution and unique ways to continue them. These settings are divided into “per-distro” settings, which are adjusted in each individual distro installation, and “global” WSL settings, which affect all WSL distros on a single device.

Setting Per-Distro Settings

Per-distro settings are set in /etc/wsl.conf in each respective distro. This file is read on “boot” by WSL. Some distro publishers publishing images for WSL include a wsl.conf file with default settings. ...

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