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wsl docker install

• Open PowerShell as administrator verify vhdx dist and path
• wsl list distributions

  wsl --list
  

  should get

  Windows Subsystem for Linux Distributions:
  Ubuntu-24.04 (Default)
  PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>
  

• Find location

  (Get-ChildItem HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Lxss | ForEach-Object {Get-ItemProperty $_.PSPath}) | select DistributionName,BasePath,VhdFileName
  

  shoud get

  DistributionName BasePath                                       VhdFileName
  ---------------- --------                                       -----------
  Ubuntu-24.04     E:\wsl\Ubuntu2404-240425\Ubuntu_2404.0.5.0_x64 ext4.vhdx
  

• Open PowerShell as administrator and run to ensure your Ubuntu distribution is using WSL2

  wsl --set-version Ubuntu-24.04 2
  

• Update Package List and Install Dependencies:

  sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
  

• Install necessary dependencies.

  sudo apt install -y ca-certificates curl gnupg
  

• Add Docker’s GPG Key and Repository:

  curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg
  

• Add the Docker repository.

  echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
  

• Install Docker Engine, CLI, and containerd: Update the package list again:

  sudo apt update
  

• Install Docker.

  sudo apt install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
  

• Test Docker

  sudo docker run hello-world
  

wsl docker backup

• reference https://www.mslinn.com/blog/2022/01/10/wsl-backup.html
• wsl export Ubuntu-24.04 F:\backup\ubuntu-20250630.tar

  wsl --export 
  

• wsl unregister
• setup net location
• wsl set version 2 to avoid import error

  wsl --set-version Ubuntu-24.04 2
  

• wsl import standard way

  wsl --import Ubuntu-24.04 E:\wsl\ F:\backup\ubuntu-20250630.tar
  

• test

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• import issues option
• wsl import through vhd ?? see article - I did not test

  wsl --import Ubuntu-24.04-d^
  D:\WSL\Ubuntu-22.04\^
  %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\AppData\Local\Packages\CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu20.04onWindows_79rhkp1fndgsc\LocalState\ext4.vhdx^
  --vhd
  

  ---

other crap

OLD install —

 12  sudo apt-get update
 13  echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
 14  $(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME") stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
 15  sudo apt-get update
 16  sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl
 17  sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
 18  sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
 19  sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
 20  echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
 21  $(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME") stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
 22  sudo apt-get update
 23  sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
 24  docker run -d --network=host -v open-webui:/app/backend/data -e OLLAMA_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:11434 --name open-webui --restart always ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:main
 25  docker --status
 26  docker ps
 27  sudo docker ps
 28  sudo docker run -d --network=host -v open-webui:/app/backend/data -e OLLAMA_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:11434 --name open-webui --restart always ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:main
 29  ip a
 30  docker container ls
 31  suso docker container ls