Windows Store installed Ubuntu fails to launch - Invalid parameter (french canadian)

[domtoupin]

• Your Windows build number: (Type ver at a Windows Command Prompt)

Microsoft Windows [version 10.0.16299.19]

• What you're doing and what's happening: (Copy&paste specific commands and their output, or include screen shots)

I just installed the Windows 10 Fall Creator Update and I was thrilled at the fact that I could install Ubuntu.

However, all my attempts resulted in the following error: From the UI (attempt to launch from Windows Store, I simply Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V the Dialog box here)

[Window Title]
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_1604.2017.922.0_x64__79rhkp1fndgsc\ubuntu.exe

[Content]
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_1604.2017.922.0_x64__79rhkp1fndgsc\ubuntu.exe

Paramètre incorrect.

[OK]

Power Shell (both as regular user and as administrator)

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> ubuntu install
Le programme « ubuntu.exe » n’a pas pu s’exécuter : Paramètre incorrectAu caractère Ligne:1 : 1
+ ubuntu install
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
Au caractère Ligne:1 : 1
+ ubuntu install
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ResourceUnavailable: (:) [], ApplicationFailedException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandFailed

(Sorry for the french...)

What I did was this:

• Installed Ubuntu from the Windows Store and then realized I also need "Windows Subsystem for Linux"
• Installed "Windows Subsystem for Linux" using PowerShell: Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
• Restarted my PC
• Attempted to start Ubuntu both from Windows Store and PowerShell (ubuntu) -> Failed
• Uninstalled Ubuntu (right-click on Ubuntu in Start Menu -> Uninstall)
• Reinstalled Ubuntu from Windows Store
• Once more attempted to start Ubuntu both from Windows Store and PowerShell (ubuntu) -> Failed
• Uninstalled Ubuntu (right-click on Ubuntu in Start Menu -> Uninstall)
• Disabled "Windows Subsystem for Linux" using PowerShell: Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
• Restarted my PC
• Reinstalled "Windows Subsystem for Linux" using PowerShell: Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
• Restarted my PC
• Reinstalled Ubuntu from Windows Store
• Once more attempted to start Ubuntu both from Windows Store and PowerShell (ubuntu) -> Failed
• Ran http://aka.ms/diag_apps10 and fixed a potential cache issue
• Once more attempted to start Ubuntu both from Windows Store and PowerShell (ubuntu) -> Failed
• Uninstalled Ubuntu (right-click on Ubuntu in Start Menu -> Uninstall)
• Reinstalled Ubuntu from Windows Store
• Once more attempted to start Ubuntu both from Windows Store and PowerShell (ubuntu) -> Failed

I am now out ouf ideas...

[439bananas]

Can reproduce for Debian as well. ^^

[Bary]

I did a shortcut on my desktop of ubuntu.exe file from problematic path and no problem. Runing it from Start menu is still the problem.

[Natfan]

I feel like it's pretty clear that the issue here is spaces within the ubuntuXXXX.exe path.

On my machine, the program installs to C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuXX.XXonWindows_XXXX.XXXX.XXX.X_x64\ubuntuXXXX.exe

When running the ubuntuXXXX.exe from that location, I received the same error as everyone else in this thread: The parameter is incorrect.

When moving the folder to C:\ubuntu instead, the program successfully installs and runs:

nat@pc:~pwsh> C:\ubuntu\ubuntu2004.exe
Installing, this may take a few minutes...
Please create a default UNIX user account. The username does not need to match your Windows username.
For more information visit: https://aka.ms/wslusers
Enter new UNIX username: nat
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: password updated successfully
Installation successful!
...
Welcome to Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.4.0-18362-Microsoft x86_64)
...
nat@pc:~$

There is clearly an issue with how the package deals with spaces within it's path. I would recommend either properly quoting the string as it is passed around the application, or ensuring that all spaces are preceded with the escape character to resolve this issue.

[omesur]

I followed the steps (manual installation steps) on this site and solved the problem: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10

[ghost]

Is there any fix for this now? Can anyone give some solid advice and guidelines how to overcome it?