layer8err / wsl2setup

Install WSL2 and handle dependencies

Hi there 👋, My name is Layer8Err

I am always learning

I've been deploying systems and improving processes for as long as I can remember.

Skills: Kubernetes / Helm / Kustomize / Flux CD / Terraform / Python / PowerShell / Bash

     

wsl2setup's Issues

Check install failing for SLES12

dev branch install checking for SLES-12 is not working (check appx matching)

Need to check for WSL Update

Need to determine if WSL kernel component update is already installed, so we don't re-install with every run.

HTML parsing fails due to PS version

While selecting a package where URI is not available, the Get-StoreDownloadLink function fails because $newHtml.write($src) does not work. I couldn't dig deep into the "why it doesn't work" but found this StackOverflow answer to be helpful.
Proposed fix -

Additional debugging details -

PS C:\Windows\system32> $PSVersionTable

Name                           Value                                                                                                                                        
----                           -----                                                                                                                                        
PSVersion                      5.1.19041.610                                                                                                                                
PSEdition                      Desktop                                                                                                                                      
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}                                                                                                                      
BuildVersion                   10.0.19041.610                                                                                                                               
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000                                                                                                                              
WSManStackVersion              3.0                                                                                                                                          
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3                                                                                                                                          
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1       

Here's what the log looks like -

+------------------------------------------------+
| Choose your Distro                             |
| Ubuntu 18.04 is recommended for Docker on WSL2 |
+------------------------------------------------+
1 Ubuntu 20.04
2 Ubuntu 18.04
3 Ubuntu 16.04
4 Debian
5 Kali
6 OpenSUSE Leap 42
7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
8 Alpine
>: 1
 ...Downloading Ubuntu 20.04.
Exception calling "write" with "1" argument(s): "Type mismatch.
"
At line:95 char:5
+     $newHtml.write($src)
+     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : COMException

Invoke-WebRequest : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Uri'. The argument is null or empty. Provide an argument that is not null or empty, and then try the command again.
At line:225 char:32
+         Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $distro.URI -OutFile $Filename -UseBas ...
+                                ~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Invoke-WebRequest], ParameterBindingValidationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.InvokeWebRequestCommand

 ...Beginning Ubuntu 20.04 install.
Add-AppxPackage : Cannot find path 'C:\Windows\system32\CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu20.04onWindows.appx' because it does not exist.
At line:227 char:9
+         Add-AppxPackage -Path $Filename
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Windows\syst...4onWindows.appx:String) [Add-AppxPackage], ItemNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Start-Process : This command cannot be run due to the error: The system cannot find the file specified.
At line:261 char:9
+         Start-Process $distro.winpe
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [Start-Process], InvalidOperationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidOperationException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.StartProcessCommand

Other Distribution support

Have you thought about supporting other Distros than Ubuntu. E.g. Debian.

I kind of have trouble finding the "installer link" in microsofts docs.

Links to Distros no longer seem vaild

First part of the script seems to work OK, however after reboot and rerun it can't obtain the appx files from the store:

`
Exception calling "write" with "1" argument(s): "Type mismatch.
"
At line:95 char:5

• $newHtml.write($src)
  

• ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  

  • CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : COMException

Invoke-WebRequest : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Uri'. The argument is null or empty. Provide an argument
that is not null or empty, and then try the command again.
At line:225 char:32

•     Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $distro.URI -OutFile $Filename -UseBas ...
  

•                            ~~~~~~~~~~~
  

  • CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [Invoke-WebRequest], ParameterBindingValidationException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.InvokeWebRequestCommand
    `

Broken Links

URIs for Alpine and Ubuntu 20.04 expire, will need to post/parse and get fresh links when installing those distros.
Create new function to handle Windows Store links and return a fresh download URI.