easyWSL VS wsl-distrod

Compare easyWSL vs wsl-distrod and see what are their differences.

easyWSL

Create WSL distros based on Docker Images. (by redcode-labs)

wsl-distrod

Distrod is a meta-distro for WSL 2 which installs Ubuntu, Arch, Debian, Gentoo, etc. with systemd in a minute for you. Distrod also has built-in auto-start feature on Windows startup and port forwarding ability. (by nullpo-head)
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easyWSL wsl-distrod
5 27
542 1,815
1.3% -
2.1 0.0
about 2 months ago about 1 year ago
C# Rust
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later MIT License
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easyWSL

Posts with mentions or reviews of easyWSL. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

We haven't tracked posts mentioning easyWSL yet.
Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

wsl-distrod

Posts with mentions or reviews of wsl-distrod. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-01.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing easyWSL and wsl-distrod you can also consider the following projects:

distrobox - Use any linux distribution inside your terminal. Enable both backward and forward compatibility with software and freedom to use whatever distribution you’re more comfortable with. Mirror available at: https://gitlab.com/89luca89/distrobox

genie - A quick way into a systemd "bottle" for WSL

ArchWSL - ArchLinux based WSL Distribution. Supports multiple install.

WSL2-Linux-Kernel - The source for the Linux kernel used in Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2)

arch_linux_wsl2 - Installation instructions for Arch Linux in WSL2

move-wsl - Easily move your WSL distros VHDX file to a new location.

FluentDocker - Use docker, docker-compose local and remote in tests and your .NET core/full framework apps via a FluentAPI

wslgit - Use Git installed in Bash on Windows/Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) from Windows and Visual Studio Code (VSCode)

GWSL-Source - The actual code for GWSL. And some prebuilt releases.

one-script-wsl2-systemd - The one-script variant of the systemd hack for WSL2

stevedore - 🚢 Docker distribution for Windows Containers that Just Works

container-desktop - Provides an alternative for Docker for Desktop on Windows using WSL2.