WSL Import and run in Ubuntu WSL in Noble Final (archived)

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This test case imports a WSL image from a rootfs and runs it.

It requires a working Microsoft Windows 10 or higher installation with WSL2 enabled. Installing Windows and enabling WSL 2 is outside of the scope of this test case.

To run this test you must download the image from http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/

For example for latest focal image download: http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/focal/current/focal-server-cloudimg-amd64-wsl.rootfs.tar.gz
Make sure to download the image from the download link associated to this test case.

Open Windows Terminal or PowerShell and execute the test case below:

Import the image in WSL
> wsl.exe --import <name of the distro> <location to unpack rootfs> <rootfs> [--version <version of WSL>]

For example:

> wsl.exe --import Ubuntu20.04.3 .\wsl\ .\Downloads\focal-server-cloudimg-amd64-wsl.rootfs.tar.gz --version 2
Verify that the image has been imported by running the following command:
> wsl.exe --list --all --verbose
NAME             STATE           VERSION
*Ubuntu          Running         2
Ubuntu20.04.3    Stopped         2
Ubuntu-Preview   Stopped         2
Ubuntu-20.04     Stopped         2
TestUbuntuWSL    Stopped         2
Check the the name used in previous command appears in the list.
Launch the newly installed application
> wsl -d Ubuntu20.04.3
Verify that you're inside the WSL instance and running the right distribution. For example run:
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS
Release:        20.04
Codename:       focal
Wait for cloud-init to finish its job, if it's present in the system (cloud-init is only present in recent releases):
$ which cloud-init && cloud-init status --wait
/usr/bin/cloud-init

status: disabled
Since the image has been installed directly and not with the distro launcher, you're logged in a root by default and have to create a first user manually. But first, verify that there is no other user already created by default:
$ id 1000
id: '1000': no such user: No such file or directory
$ id ubuntu
id: 'ubuntu': no such user
$ egrep ':100[0-9]:' /etc/passwd        # should output nothing.
Create a new user named 'ubuntu':
$ adduser ubuntu
Adding user `ubuntu' ...
Adding new group `ubuntu' (1000) ...
Adding new user `ubuntu' (1000) with group `ubuntu' ...
Creating home directory `/home/ubuntu' ...
Copying files from `/etc/skel' ...
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: password updated successfully
Changing the user information for ubuntu
Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default
Full Name []:
Room Number []:
Work Phone []:
Home Phone []:
Other []:
Is the information correct? [Y/n]
Add the newly created user to the sudo group:
$ usermod -aG sudo ubuntu
Verify that you can switch to the new user
$ su ubuntu
To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>".
See "man sudo_root" for details.
$ whoami
ubuntu
Exit WSL. Type CTRL+D twice until you're back to the PowerShell prompt.
Start a WSL session directly with the newly created user.
> wsl -d Ubuntu20.04.3 -u ubuntu
To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>".
See "man sudo_root" for details.

Welcome to Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.10.43.3-microsoft-standard-WSL2 x86_64)

* Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com
* Management:     https://landscape.canonical.com
* Support:        https://ubuntu.com/advantage

System information as of Mon Aug 23 03:31:35 PDT 2021

System load:  0.16               Processes:             8
Usage of /:   0.5% of 250.98GB   Users logged in:       0
Memory usage: 6%                 IPv4 address for eth0: 172.30.131.4
Swap usage:   0%

1 update can be applied immediately.
To see these additional updates run: apt list --upgradable

This message is shown once a day. To disable it please create the
/home/ubuntu/.hushlogin file.
ubuntu@WSL:/mnt/c/Users/ubuntu$
Run a command as root with sudo, for instance
$ sudo apt update
Verify that the command ends successfully
Apply any update
$ sudo apt full-upgrade
Verify that the command ends successfully and that any packge that must be upgraded has been upgraded
Install a package
$ sudo apt install hello
Verify that the package has been successfully installed and the application can run
$ hello
Hello, world!
Install and run graphical applications
$ sudo apt install x11-apps gtk-4-examples              # gtk-3-examples for focal
[...]
Start one of the graphical application from the x11-apps package, like xcalc for example:
$ xcalc
(Wait a moment until the application starts and is displayed)
Start the GTK demo application with the default backend:
$ gtk4-demo
(Wait a moment until the application starts and is displayed)
Start the GTK demo application with the Wayland backend:
$ GDK_BACKEND=wayland gtk4-demo
(Wait a moment until the application starts and is displayed)
Exit WSL
logout
Check that your back to the PowerShell prompt
Unregister the distro instance
> wsl.exe --unregister Ubuntu20.04.3
The application is no longer listed
> wsl --list
Windows Subsystem for Linux Distributions:
Ubuntu (Default)
Ubuntu-Preview
Ubuntu-20.04
TestUbuntuWSL
And the directory is empty
> ls .\wsl
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If an action fails, or produces an unexpected result, please submit a 'failed' result and file a bug. Please be sure to include the bug number when you submit your result.

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Passedjibel2024-04-25 08:59
Passedleok2024-04-25 04:46

ASRock H410M-HDV i5-10400 Motherboard,32GB,Intel UHD Graphics 630,Ethernet,Intel 660p 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD
Testcase:running Windows 11 Pro 23H2 OS build 22631.3527 - installing Ubuntu Noble - all good

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Passedleok2024-04-24 13:02

ASUS Pro H610M-C i5-13400 Motherboard,64GB,Intel UHD Graphics 730,Intel 219-V GB Ethernet,1TB SSD
Testcase:running Windows 11 Pro 23H2 OS build 22631.3527 - installing Ubuntu Noble

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Passedleok2024-04-24 12:42

Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra, i7-1185G7,32GB,Intel Iris Xe,WiFi,Ethernet,Bluetooth,256GB M2NVMe SSD
Testcase:running Windows 11 Pro 23H2 OS build 22631.3527 - installing Ubuntu Noble

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Passedcnihelton2024-04-24 09:17

Tested with the same rootfs used to build the published app in GitHub (https://github.com/ubuntu/WSL/actions/runs/8816322799) and WSL version:
WSL version: 2.1.5.0
Kernel version: 5.15.146.1-2
WSLg version: 1.0.60
MSRDC version: 1.2.5105
Direct3D version: 1.611.1-81528511
DXCore version: 10.0.25131.1002-220531-1700.rs-onecore-base2-hyp
Windows version: 10.0.26200.5001

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