WSL - start a specific distro (bootup, boot up)

In this short article, we would like to show how to start a specific distro on WSL.

Quick solution:

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wsl -d YOUR_DISTRO_NAME_HERE

Where: it is eqivalent to wsl --distribution YOUR_DISTRO_NAME_HERE.

In this section you can find example of starting Ubuntu disto.

Simple steps:

1. Open any command line, e.g. PowerShell
2. View the list of distros and states (Ubuntu is Stopped):
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   PS C:\Users\john> wsl -l -v

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     NAME                   STATE           VERSION

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   * docker-desktop         Running         2

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     Ubuntu                 Stopped         2

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     wsl-vpnkit             Running         2

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     docker-desktop-data    Running         2
3. Start Ubuntu disto:
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   PS C:\Users\john> wsl -d Ubuntu
4. View the list of distros and states, again (Ubuntu is Running):
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   PS C:\Users\john> wsl -l -v

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     NAME                   STATE           VERSION

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   * docker-desktop         Running         2

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     Ubuntu                 Running         2

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     wsl-vpnkit             Running         2

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     docker-desktop-data    Running         2