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Unable to update WSL2 kernel #7668

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rmcmilli opened this issue Nov 11, 2021 · 2 comments
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Unable to update WSL2 kernel #7668

rmcmilli opened this issue Nov 11, 2021 · 2 comments
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Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19043.1348]

WSL Version

  • WSL 2
  • WSL 1

Kernel Version

Kernel version: 5.10.60.1

Distro Version

Ubuntu 20.04

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Repro Steps

wsl --update

Inside of Ubuntu 20.04: uname -rp

Expected Behavior

The kernel version in WSL2 should match

wsl --update
Checking for updates...
No updates are available.
Kernel version: 5.10.60.1
User:~$ uname -rp 
 5.10.60-microsoft-standard+ x86_64 

Or something similar

Actual Behavior

Kernel in Ubuntu does not update.

wsl --update
Checking for updates...
No updates are available.
Kernel version: 5.10.60.1
User:~$ uname -rp 
 4.19.72-microsoft-standard+ x86_64 

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@ghost ghost added the bug label Nov 16, 2021
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ghost commented Nov 23, 2021

Are you using the Windows Store version of WSL2? Also, is this still an issue? I tried reproducing it on my end but did not run into an issue

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This turned out to be an issue on my install. I had an alternate kernel installed.

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