awk missing from fedora 43 base install

[shishini]

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26200.6899]

WSL Version

2.6.1.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

No response

Distro Version

Fedora 43

Other Software

No response

Repro Steps

Just check if awk is installed after a fresh install of fedora 43

Expected Behavior

awk is a base linux/unix tool, i expect it to be installed

Actual Behavior

awk is not found

Diagnostic Logs

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.\collect-wsl-logs.ps1

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[shishini]

/question

are logs really needed for this issue?

[github-actions]

Diagnostic information

Found '/question', adding tag 'question'