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WSL profile is not showing up #14138

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opened 2026-01-31 04:01:58 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:01:58 +00:00
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Originally created by @nt4f04uNd on GitHub (Jun 5, 2021).

Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number)

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19041.985]

Other Software

WSL

C:\>wsl -l -v
  NAME                   STATE           VERSION
* docker-desktop         Running         2
  docker-desktop-data    Stopped         2

Steps to reproduce

Add such entry for WSL in profile

            {
                "guid": "{9acb9455-ca41-5af7-950f-6bca1bc9722f}",
                "hidden": false,
                "name": "Ubuntu",
                "source": "Windows.Terminal.Wsl"
            }

Expected Behavior

See the profile showing up.

As far as I know WSL should be detected and created automatically, meaning that the entry above should be always there (see https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/3231#issuecomment-542966078), but this doesn't happen for some reason

Actual Behavior

Nothing happens

Originally created by @nt4f04uNd on GitHub (Jun 5, 2021). ### Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number) Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19041.985] ### Other Software WSL ``` C:\>wsl -l -v NAME STATE VERSION * docker-desktop Running 2 docker-desktop-data Stopped 2 ``` ### Steps to reproduce Add such entry for WSL in profile ```json { "guid": "{9acb9455-ca41-5af7-950f-6bca1bc9722f}", "hidden": false, "name": "Ubuntu", "source": "Windows.Terminal.Wsl" } ``` ### Expected Behavior See the profile showing up. As far as I know WSL should be detected and created automatically, meaning that the entry above should be always there (see https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/3231#issuecomment-542966078), but this doesn't happen for some reason ### Actual Behavior Nothing happens
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:01:59 +00:00
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@nt4f04uNd commented on GitHub (Jun 5, 2021):

This instance was created by docker-desktop.
I changed my default WSL instance to Ubuntu and now it's working just fine

@nt4f04uNd commented on GitHub (Jun 5, 2021): This instance was created by docker-desktop. I changed my default WSL instance to Ubuntu and now it's working just fine
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:01:59 +00:00
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@skyline75489 commented on GitHub (Jun 7, 2021):

I don't know the detail of this but I think docker-desktop related distros are not intended for usage outside docker.

@skyline75489 commented on GitHub (Jun 7, 2021): I don't know the detail of this but I think docker-desktop related distros are not intended for usage outside docker.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:01:59 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Jun 7, 2021):

Correct. These distributions are an internal implementation detail of the Docker Desktop service. They are not intended to be used.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Jun 7, 2021): Correct. These distributions are an internal implementation detail of the Docker Desktop service. They are not intended to be used.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:02:00 +00:00
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@KalleOlaviNiemitalo commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2021):

https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/3556 was the request to hide the docker-desktop distros.

@KalleOlaviNiemitalo commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2021): <https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/3556> was the request to hide the docker-desktop distros.
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