Creating a Windows Subsystem For Linux

1. Open Turn Windows features on or off
2. Check Virtual Machine Platform box
3. Check Windows Subsystem for Linux box
4. Restart

After that update the WSL if any error occurs. To update use   wsl --update .

To get the list of Linux Distributions available use 

Distros can then be managed via a Command Prompt as per the quick list below:

**List the currently installed distributions**

`wsl --list`

**List the distros available to be installed**

`wsl --list --online`

    The following is a list of valid distributions that can be installed.

    Install using 'wsl.exe --install <Distro>'.

    

    NAME                                   FRIENDLY NAME

    Ubuntu                                 Ubuntu

    Debian                                 Debian GNU/Linux

    kali-linux                             Kali Linux Rolling

    Ubuntu-18.04                           Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

    Ubuntu-20.04                           Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

    Ubuntu-22.04                           Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

    OracleLinux_8_5                        Oracle Linux 8.5

    OracleLinux_7_9                        Oracle Linux 7.9

    SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-Server-15-SP4    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4

    openSUSE-Leap-15.4                     openSUSE Leap 15.4

    openSUSE-Tumbleweed                    openSUSE Tumbleweed

**Install a distro**

Picked `Ubuntu` from the listed names in the **NAME** column on the left:

`wsl --install Ubuntu`

**Set a distro as the default**

`wsl --set-default Ubuntu`

**Start WSL with the default distro**

`wsl`

**To uninstall a distro**

`wsl --unregister Ubuntu`   

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• https://stackoverflow.com/a/76127061/16281582 
• https://adamtheautomator.com/windows-subsystem-for-linux/