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I want WSL1. How do I get it? #1889

Closed ThirtyNineWinks closed 6 months ago

ThirtyNineWinks commented 6 months ago

Documentation Issue

The title is "Manual installation steps for older versions of WSL" It tells me how to install WSL2. I HATE WSL2, I WANT WSL1. HOW CAN I GET IT? You admit that the shared file IO is unusable in WSL2 because it is so slow, but I need that. So how can I get the "older version" and get WSL1?

Link to documentation page

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-manual

Suggested Improvements

Tell how to get WSL1, because it can be used.

CybCom commented 6 months ago

Maybe there are these words on exactly the page you quoted.

We recommend now moving on to step #2, updating to WSL 2, but if you wish to only install WSL 1, you can now restart your machine and move on to Step 6 - Install your Linux distribution of choice. To update to WSL 2, wait to restart your machine and move on to the next step.

Doesn't it works?

ThirtyNineWinks commented 6 months ago

The text is there, but it is unclear. I already have WSL2. I needed to change FROM WSL2 back to WSL1. Telling me that when I Install WSL I can stop at the stage where I only have WSL1 didn't seem to address my issue.

mattwojo commented 6 months ago

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/basic-commands#set-wsl-version-to-1-or-2