[Question] How do you extract the root filesystem of a distro to use in wsldl?

[ghost]

The docs say you have to place the compressed root filesystem(rootfs.tar.gz) in the same repository as wsldl, but how do you get the rootfs.tar.gz in the first place?(I have absolutely no knowledge of what a rootfs contains, so I'm sorry if this is a stupid question.)

[locobastos]

Hello, which Linux distribution are you looking for ?
Some vendors provide rootfs files.

[ghost]

I'm not specifying any distro and was looking for a universal solution to my question.

[yuk7]

Compress root directory to tar.gz
e.g.
https://github.com/yuk7/AlpineWSL/blob/master/Makefile#L35

[ghost]

How about distros that don't give you the rootfs? Should I compress / from a clean installation by myself?

[yuk7]

yes.