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wsl.conf basics

Per-distro configuration. Lesson 1 is free — on the house.

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wsl.conf basics

Per-distro configuration.

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Lesson 1 is on the house.

/etc/wsl.conf configures a single distribution (interop, mount, network options).

Changes often need wsl --terminate or --shutdown to apply.

Sections like [automount] and [network] control /mnt behavior and hostname generation.

Do not confuse wsl.conf (per distro) with .wslconfig (per Windows user, global VM).

Keep comments in the file documenting why each setting exists.

wslconf

sudo nano /etc/wsl.conf
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Quiz

Where is per-distro WSL config?

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.wslconfig is?

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After editing wsl.conf you often need?

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