bencoman
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6 years ago Same problem. In the process of troubleshooting, did... C:...> lxrun /uninstall /full Then installed Ubuntu and Kali from the App Store, then followed these instructions... http://www.mcubedtech.com/2018/07/running-linux-on-windows.html
C:...> wslconfig /list Windows Subsystem for Linux Distributions: Legacy (Default) kali-linux Ubuntu
btw... C:...> winver Version 1803 (OS Build 17134.165)
C:...> install.py centos:latest [*] Probing the Linux subsystem... [*] Default user is root at /root. [*] Reading /etc/{passwd,shadow,group,gshadow} entries for root... [*] Beginning extraction... [*] Backing up current rootfs to .... [*] Switching to new rootfs... [*] Writing entries of root to /etc/{passwd,shadow,group,gshadow}...
C:...> bash Performing one-time upgrade of the Windows Subsystem for Linux file system for this distribution... -bash: mesg: command not found root@BENGINEER:/mnt/c/Apps/WSL-Distribution-Switcher-master# exit
So that worked, it got a bash prompt. However... C:...>install.py centos:6.6 [*] Probing the Linux subsystem... [*] Default user is root at /root. [*] Reading /etc/{passwd,shadow,group,gshadow} entries for root... [*] Beginning extraction... [*] Backing up current rootfs to ..... [*] Switching to new rootfs... [*] Writing entries of root to /etc/{passwd,shadow,group,gshadow}...
C:\Apps\WSL-Distribution-Switcher-master>bash Performing one-time upgrade of the Windows Subsystem for Linux file system for this distribution... C:\Apps\WSL-Distribution-Switcher-master>
That didn't work. Its still at the cmd.exe prompt. Bash prompt never appeared.
CentOS 6 is the build target for a new gig I'm starting. Would be really great if this worked, otherwise I might have to dig deeper... https://www.brad-x.com/2017/11/05/windows-subsystem-for-linux-installing-arbitrary-distributions/
I installed centos6/centos:6.6/centos:6.7/centos:6.8, but i cannot open bash after installed.. when i install centos7.x ,it works fine.
Does it not support the old version centos?