GitHub action to enable WSL2 and install a Linux distro in GitHub-hosted runners.
GitHub-hosted Windows runners come with WSL 1 by default. This action upgrades to WSL 2 and installs a Linux distro of your choice (Ubuntu by default).
It also enables systemd support if you are using windows-2022/windows-latest runner. See https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/wsl/systemd.
| Input | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
distro |
The Linux distro to install. You can use any distro which is available in wsl --list --online.Note: Use none to skip installing any distro. |
Ubuntu |
enable-systemd |
Enable systemd. Note: Please set it to false if you are using windows-2019 runner. |
true |
name: CI/CD
on:
push:
branches: [main]
jobs:
build:
# always windows. why would you use wsl on linux or macos 😂
runs-on: windows-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: vedantmgoyal9/setup-wsl2@main
- run: apt update && apt upgrade -y
# add this line to run the commands inside linux
shell: wsl-run {0}
- run: |
ls -al
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
shell: wsl-run {0} # don't forget to add this