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- It’s finally here: the stable Ubuntu 16.04 LTS release is now available to download. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (‘Xenial Xerus’) is supported for 5 years with critical security, bug and app updates from Canonical, the company that makes Ubuntu.
- CD images for Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS (Xenial Xerus) 64-bit PC (AMD64) server install image. Choose this if you have a computer based on the AMD64 or EM64T architecture (e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon, Core 2).
There are several scenarios in which you may not be able (or want) to, install WSL Linux distros via the Microsoft Store. Specifically, you may be running a Windows Server or Long-Term Servicing (LTSC) desktop OS SKU that doesn't support Microsoft Store, or your corporate network policies and/or admins to not permit Microsoft Store usage in your environment.
In these cases, while WSL itself is available, how do you download and install Linux distros in WSL if you can't access the store?
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Note: Command-line shell environments including Cmd, PowerShell, and Linux/WSL distros are not permitted to run on Windows 10 S Mode. This restriction exists in order to ensure the integrity and safety goals that S Mode delivers: Read this post for more information.
Downloading distros
If the Microsoft Store app is not available, you can download and manually install Linux distros by clicking these links:
This will cause the <distro>.appx packages to download to a folder of your choosing. Follow the installation instructions to install your downloaded distro(s).
Downloading distros via the command line
If you prefer, you can also download your preferred distro(s) via the command line:
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Download using PowerShell
To download distros using PowerShell, use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet. Here's a sample instruction to download Ubuntu 16.04.
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If the download is taking a long time, turn off the progress bar by setting $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
Download using curl
Windows 10 Spring 2018 Update (or later) includes the popular curl command-line utility with which you can invoke web requests (i.e. HTTP GET, POST, PUT, etc. commands) from the command line. You can use curl.exe to download the above distros:
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In the above example, curl.exe is executed (not just curl) to ensure that, in PowerShell, the real curl executable is invoked, not the PowerShell curl alias for Invoke-WebRequest
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Note: Using curl might be preferable if you have to invoke/script download steps using Cmd shell and/or .bat / .cmd scripts.
Installing your distro
If you're using Windows 10 you can install your distro with PowerShell. Simply navigate to folder containing the distro downloaded from above, and in that directory run the following command where app_name is the name of your distro .appx file.
If you are using Windows server you can find the install instructions on the Windows Server documentation page.
Once your distro is installed please refer to the Intilization Steps page to initialize your new distro.