Distributions running as WSL 1 will not be affected by this configuration as they are not running as a virtual machine.

Can be used only for distributions run by WSL 2.Used to configure settings globally across all installed Linux distributions running as the WSL 2 version.Stored in your %UserProfile% directory.

The directory path should look something like: /etc/wsl.conf.

To get to the /etc directory for an installed distribution, use the distribution's command line with cd / to access the root directory, then ls to list files or explorer.exe.

Can be used for distributions run by either version, WSL 1 or WSL 2.

Settings configured in this file will only be applied to the specific Linux distribution that contains the directory where this file is stored.

Used to configure settings on a per-distribution basis.

Stored in the /etc directory of the distribution as a unix file.

WSL 2 runs as a lightweight virtual machine (VM), so uses virtualization settings that allow you to control the amount of memory or processors used (which may be familiar if you use Hyper-V or VirtualBox). The version of WSL that you are running will impact the configuration settings.

wsl.conf to configure settings per-distribution for Linux distros running on WSL 1 or WSL 2.īoth file types are used for configuring WSL settings, but the location where the file is stored, the scope of the configuration, and the version of WSL running your distribution all impact which file type to choose.

wslconfig to configure settings globally across all installed distributions running on WSL 2. You can configure the settings for your installed Linux distributions that will automatically be applied every time you launch WSL in two ways, by using: What is the difference between wsl.conf and. This guide will cover each of the settings options, when to use each file type, where to store the file, sample settings files and tips. wslconfig files are used to configure advanced settings options, on a per-distribution basis ( wsl.conf) and globally across all WSL 2 distributions (.

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