Recently, I found myself needing a truly , repeatable , and offline-capable Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish) environment for a container-like dev environment on Windows. The Microsoft Store version is great, but it comes with baggage: pre-installed snaps, default users, and a specific filesystem layout.
For direct link (as of this post): https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/wsl/jammy/current/ubuntu-jammy-wsl-amd64-rootfs.tar.gz
So go ahead. Download the rootfs. Import it. Break it. Reset it. Repeat. That’s the Unix way—even on Windows.
Pro-tip: Look for the -wsl- in the filename. That’s the one optimized for Microsoft’s kernel and integration services. Once you have the 200MB file, open PowerShell as Administrator and run:
You can find the official Ubuntu WSL rootfs tarballs here: https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/wsl/
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Recently, I found myself needing a truly , repeatable , and offline-capable Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish) environment for a container-like dev environment on Windows. The Microsoft Store version is great, but it comes with baggage: pre-installed snaps, default users, and a specific filesystem layout.
For direct link (as of this post): https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/wsl/jammy/current/ubuntu-jammy-wsl-amd64-rootfs.tar.gz ubuntu jammy wsl rootfs tar.gz download
So go ahead. Download the rootfs. Import it. Break it. Reset it. Repeat. That’s the Unix way—even on Windows. Recently, I found myself needing a truly ,
Pro-tip: Look for the -wsl- in the filename. That’s the one optimized for Microsoft’s kernel and integration services. Once you have the 200MB file, open PowerShell as Administrator and run: I found myself needing a truly
You can find the official Ubuntu WSL rootfs tarballs here: https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/wsl/