Is it possible to run AlmaLinux Minimal with WSL2?

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Hi there!

I was looking for how to use wsl2 with AlmaLinux Minimal, but I didn’t find anything.

I saw that AlmaLinux is only available in ISO format, which I can use with Oracle VirtualBox, but not with WSL2.

I need AlmaLinux.exe (Minimal) or AlamLinux.tar (Minimal) to run WSL2.

Do you have any recommendations or ideas to solve this problem?

2

Have you searched the App store? how about the standard WSL images located here: AlmaLinux WSL | AlmaLinux Wiki

regards,

3

Thank you for your reply,

I finally decided to use the Docker version of AlmaLinux.

4

You are aware, that AlmaLinux is now present in the list of official distributions?

$ wsl --list --online
The following is a list of valid distributions that can be installed.
Install using 'wsl.exe --install <Distro>'.

NAME                            FRIENDLY NAME
AlmaLinux-8                     AlmaLinux OS 8
AlmaLinux-9                     AlmaLinux OS 9
AlmaLinux-Kitten-10             AlmaLinux OS Kitten 10
AlmaLinux-10                    AlmaLinux OS 10
Debian                          Debian GNU/Linux
FedoraLinux-42                  Fedora Linux 42
SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-15-SP5    SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5
SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-15-SP6    SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6
Ubuntu                          Ubuntu
Ubuntu-24.04                    Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
archlinux                       Arch Linux
kali-linux                      Kali Linux Rolling
openSUSE-Tumbleweed             openSUSE Tumbleweed
openSUSE-Leap-15.6              openSUSE Leap 15.6
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