How to list out all the distros available in windows subsystem for Linux in windows using windows PowerShell?

Question

I installed the WSL form Microsoft store and the I have tried to get the list of distros using the below command.

wsl.exe --list --online

But I got the below error.

Failed to fetch the list distribution from 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/WSL/master/distributions/DistributionInfo.json'. A connection with the server could not be established Error code: Wsl/WININET_E_CANNOT_CONNECT

Answer 1

I am facing the same issue and I think it has something to do with IPv6 connectivity in Windows.

As https://raw.githubusercontent.com/* is IPv6 only.

curl google.com

works but

curl raw.githubusercontent.com

doesn't.

As a workaround to this problem, you can enable Virtual Machine Platform through Turn Windows Feautures On or Off menu and install WSL2 and WSL distro of your choice from Microsoft Store.