Windows Subsystem for Linux

Windows Subsystem for Linux

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There are 2 config files in WSL.

• wsl.conf - per-distribution basis
• .wslconfig - globally across all WSL 2 distributions

Config: /etc/wsl.conf

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• located at /etc/ folder within the distribution.
• per-distribution basis

[boot]
systemd = true
#command = service docker start

[user]
default = xx

[network]
hostname = wslpf
generateHosts = false
generateResolvConf = false

[automount]
#enabled = true
#mountFsTab = true
#root = /mnt
#options = 

[interop]
#enabled = true
#appendWindowsPath = true

Config: %UserProfile%.wslconfig

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• located at %UserProfile%\ (usually c:\Users\<UserLogin>) folder within Windows OS.
• contains global configuration for all WSL distributions.

[wsl2]
memory=4GB
processors=4
#memory=16GB
#processors=8

Links

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• Advanced settings configuration
• wsl-config.md