Windows Server 2019 -- not working

[RenaudF]

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I followed the steps to install wsl in Windows Server 2019 and didn't encounter any error, however I still can't run wsl successfully. I am getting this:

C:\Windows\system32> wsl
Windows Subsystem for Linux has no installed distributions.
Distributions can be installed by visiting the Microsoft Store:
https://aka.ms/wslstore

It is worth noting the contents of the downloaded Ubuntu appx folder:

Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                -------------         ------ ----
d-----       19/07/2024     13:34                AppxMetadata
-a----       24/04/2024     13:03            338 AppxBlockMap.xml
-a----       24/04/2024     13:03          12148 AppxSignature.p7x
-a----       24/04/2024     13:02      342315241 Ubuntu_2404.0.5.0_ARM64.appx
-a----       24/04/2024     13:03          42278 Ubuntu_2404.0.5.0_scale-100.appx
-a----       24/04/2024     13:03          49662 Ubuntu_2404.0.5.0_scale-125.appx
-a----       24/04/2024     13:03          56958 Ubuntu_2404.0.5.0_scale-150.appx
-a----       24/04/2024     13:03         130895 Ubuntu_2404.0.5.0_scale-400.appx
-a----       24/04/2024     13:03      357224321 Ubuntu_2404.0.5.0_x64.appx
-a----       24/04/2024     13:03            469 [Content_Types].xml

There is no ubuntu.exe file in there, as the documentation suggests. What am I missing?

Page URL

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

Content source URL

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/wsl/blob/main/WSL/install-on-server.md

Author

@craigloewen-msft

Document Id

238333c7-116d-2697-702a-58fc7efe3ee9