wslfetch requires sudo

[selfagency]

Windows Version

Windows 10

Windows Build Number

19045.3324

WSL Version

WSL 2

Distro Version

Pengwin Debian 12

WSL Utilities Version

4.1.1

Describe the bug

WSL fetch throws errors unless run as sudo but also throws errors when run as sudo.

Not sudo:

╭─dsieradski@RIC-DSIERADSKI2 /usr/bin
╰─$ wslfetch
/usr/bin/wslfetch: line 232: /mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: Permission denied
/usr/bin/wslsys: line 232: /mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: Permission denied
/usr/bin/wslsys: line 232: /mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: Permission denied
/usr/bin/wslsys: line 232: /mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: Permission denied
/usr/bin/wslsys: line 440: /mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: Permission denied
/usr/bin/wslsys: line 232: /mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: Permission denied
/usr/bin/wslsys: line 266: [: : integer expression expected
/usr/bin/wslsys: line 259: /mnt/c/Windows/System32/chcp.com: Permission denied
/usr/bin/wslsys: line 267: /mnt/c/Windows/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0/powershell.exe: Permission denied
/usr/bin/wslsys: line 269: [: : integer expression expected
/usr/bin/wslsys: line 259: /mnt/c/Windows/System32/chcp.com: Permission denied
                       ...`               Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL1)
                       `-///:-`           dsieradski@RIC-DSIERADSKI2
                         .+ssys/          Build:
                          +yyyyyo         Branch:
                          -yyyyyy:        Release: Pengwin
             `.:/+ooo+/:` -yyyyyy+        Kernel: Linux 5.15.90.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
           `:oyyyyyys+:-.`syyyyyy:        Uptime (Windows): 0d 0h 0m
          .syyyyyyo-`   .oyyyyyyo
         `syyyyyy/   `-+yyyyyyy/`
         /yyyyyy+ -/osyyyyyyo/.
         +yyyyyy-  `.-:::-.`
         .yyyyyy-
          :yyyyyo
           .+ooo+:
             `.::/:.

sudo:

╭─dsieradski@RIC-DSIERADSKI2 /usr/bin
╰─$ sudo wslfetch                                                                                                                                                                                                      1 ↵
Cannot find an overload for "GetEncoding" and the argument count: "0".
At line:1 char:59
+ ... ing]::UTF8; [Console]::InputEncoding = [System.Text.Encoding]::GetEnc ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MethodCountCouldNotFindBest

                       ...`               Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)
                       `-///:-`           root@RIC-DSIERADSKI2
                         .+ssys/          Build: 19045
                          +yyyyyo         Branch: vb_release
                          -yyyyyy:        Release: Pengwin
             `.:/+ooo+/:` -yyyyyy+        Kernel: Linux 5.15.90.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
           `:oyyyyyys+:-.`syyyyyy:        Uptime (Windows): 0d 0h 11m
          .syyyyyyo-`   .oyyyyyyo
         `syyyyyy/   `-+yyyyyyy/`
         /yyyyyy+ -/osyyyyyyo/.
         +yyyyyy-  `.-:::-.`
         .yyyyyy-
          :yyyyyo
           .+ooo+:
             `.::/:.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install Pengwin WSL
2. Install WSLU
3. Run wslfetch

Expected behavior

Not to run into said errors

Additional context

No response

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[patrick330602]

Please try the following solution: microsoft/WSL#3326 (comment)