Linux subsystem in Windows OS

How to enable Linux in a Windows OS

You can run a Linux distribution in your Windows system installing Windows Subsystem for Linux. It is very useful for development purposes and some testing.

Open Windows Powers hell as an Administrator

wsl -l -o
PS C:\Windows\system32> wsl -l -o
The following is a list of valid distributions that can be installed.
Install using 'wsl.exe --install -d <Distro>'.

NAME                                   FRIENDLY NAME
Ubuntu                                 Ubuntu
Debian                                 Debian GNU/Linux
kali-linux                             Kali Linux Rolling
Ubuntu-18.04                           Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Ubuntu-20.04                           Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Ubuntu-22.04                           Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
OracleLinux_7_9                        Oracle Linux 7.9
OracleLinux_8_7                        Oracle Linux 8.7
OracleLinux_9_1                        Oracle Linux 9.1
openSUSE-Leap-15.5                     openSUSE Leap 15.5
SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-Server-15-SP4    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-15-SP5           SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5
openSUSE-Tumbleweed                    openSUSE Tumbleweed

Choose your Linux Distribution and install

wsl --install -d Ubuntu

Reboot Windows

Reboot your Windows system.