wsl-distrod VS genie

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

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)

genie

A quick way into a systemd "bottle" for WSL (by arkane-systems)
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wsl-distrod genie
27 13
1,815 1,853
- -0.1%
0.0 0.0
about 1 year ago over 1 year ago
Rust Python
MIT License GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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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.

genie

Posts with mentions or reviews of genie. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-09-26.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing wsl-distrod and genie 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

WSL - Issues found on WSL

wsl-vpnkit - Provides network connectivity to WSL 2 when blocked by VPN

easyWSL - Create WSL distros based on Docker Images.

ArchWSL - ArchLinux based WSL Distribution. Supports multiple install.

nerdctl - contaiNERD CTL - Docker-compatible CLI for containerd, with support for Compose, Rootless, eStargz, OCIcrypt, IPFS, ...

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.

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.