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Fix EOL distros, SUSE nesting, and curl example in install-manual
- Remove Ubuntu 16.04 (EOL Apr 2021) and Ubuntu 18.04 (EOL Apr 2023) from the direct download links section - Fix SUSE entries incorrectly nested under OracleLinux - Update curl example: was referencing Ubuntu 22.04 URL with Ubuntu 20.04 filename; now references Ubuntu 24.04 LTS consistently Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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title: Manual installation steps for older versions of WSL
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description: Step by step instructions to manually install WSL on older versions of Windows, rather than using the wsl install command.
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keywords: wsl, install, BashOnWindows, bash, windows subsystem for linux, install ubuntu on windows, enable WSL2, linux on windows
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ms.date: 06/08/2025
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ms.date: 04/15/2026
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ms.topic: article
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adobe-target: true
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- [Ubuntu 24.04 LTS](https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/Ubuntu2404-240425.AppxBundle) (x64, arm64)
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- [Ubuntu 22.04 LTS](https://aka.ms/wslubuntu2204) (x64, arm64)
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- [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS](https://aka.ms/wslubuntu2004) (x64, arm64)
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- [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS](https://aka.ms/wsl-ubuntu-1804) (x64)
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- [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ARM](https://aka.ms/wsl-ubuntu-1804-arm) (arm64)
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- [Ubuntu 16.04](https://aka.ms/wsl-ubuntu-1604) (x64)
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- Debian:
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- [Debian GNU/Linux](https://aka.ms/wsl-debian-gnulinux) (x64, arm64)
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- Kali Linux:
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- [Oracle Linux 8.7](https://publicwsldistros.blob.core.windows.net/wsldistrostorage/OracleLinux_8.7-230428.Appx) (x64)
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- [Oracle Linux 8.5](https://aka.ms/wsl-oraclelinux-8-5) (x64)
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- [Oracle Linux 7.9](https://aka.ms/wsl-oraclelinux-7-9) (x64)
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- SUSE:
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- openSUSE:
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- [openSUSE Tumbleweed](https://aka.ms/wsl-opensuse-tumbleweed) (x64)
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- [openSUSE Leap 15.6](https://publicwsldistros.blob.core.windows.net/wsldistrostorage/SUSELeap15p6-240801_x64.Appx) (x64)
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- [openSUSE Leap 15.3](https://aka.ms/wsl-opensuseleap15-3) (x64)
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- [openSUSE Leap 15.2](https://aka.ms/wsl-opensuseleap15-2) (x64)
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- SUSE Linux:
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- [SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6](https://publicwsldistros.blob.core.windows.net/wsldistrostorage/SUSELinuxEnterprise15SP6-241001_x64.Appx) (x64)
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- [SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5](https://publicwsldistros.blob.core.windows.net/wsldistrostorage/SUSELinuxEnterprise15_SP5-240801.Appx) (x64)
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- [SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3](https://aka.ms/wsl-SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer15SP3) (x64)
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- [SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2](https://aka.ms/wsl-SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer15SP2) (x64)
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- [SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12](https://aka.ms/wsl-sles-12) (x64)
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- SUSE:
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- openSUSE:
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- [openSUSE Tumbleweed](https://aka.ms/wsl-opensuse-tumbleweed) (x64)
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- [openSUSE Leap 15.6](https://publicwsldistros.blob.core.windows.net/wsldistrostorage/SUSELeap15p6-240801_x64.Appx) (x64)
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- [openSUSE Leap 15.3](https://aka.ms/wsl-opensuseleap15-3) (x64)
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- [openSUSE Leap 15.2](https://aka.ms/wsl-opensuseleap15-2) (x64)
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- SUSE Linux:
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- [SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6](https://publicwsldistros.blob.core.windows.net/wsldistrostorage/SUSELinuxEnterprise15SP6-241001_x64.Appx) (x64)
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- [SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5](https://publicwsldistros.blob.core.windows.net/wsldistrostorage/SUSELinuxEnterprise15_SP5-240801.Appx) (x64)
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- [SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3](https://aka.ms/wsl-SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer15SP3) (x64)
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- [SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2](https://aka.ms/wsl-SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer15SP2) (x64)
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- [SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12](https://aka.ms/wsl-sles-12) (x64)
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- Fedora Remix:
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- [Fedora Remix for WSL](https://github.com/WhitewaterFoundry/Fedora-Remix-for-WSL/releases) (x64, arm64)
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> If the download is taking a long time, turn off the progress bar by setting `$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'`
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You also have the option to use the [curl command-line utility](https://curl.se/) for downloading. To download Ubuntu 20.04 with curl:
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You also have the option to use the [curl command-line utility](https://curl.se/) for downloading. To download Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with curl:
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```powershell
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curl.exe -LR -o ubuntu-2004.Appx https://aka.ms/wslubuntu2204
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curl.exe -LR -o ubuntu-2404.AppxBundle https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/Ubuntu2404-240425.AppxBundle
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In this 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](/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/invoke-webrequest).

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