wsl --install -d Debian

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WslLogs-2026-01-01_00-13-39.zip

Windows Version

windows 11 25h2

WSL Version

2.6.3.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

6.6.87.2-1

Distro Version

Debian 13

Other Software

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Repro Steps

1. there is NOT installed anything related to wsl
2. execute command wsl --install -d Debian
3. the debian or any other distro is not installed

Expected Behavior

The Debian distro is installed

Actual Behavior

debian distro is not installed, it is needed after restart to again execute the command to install debian distro

Diagnostic Logs

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Logs are required for review from WSL team

If this a feature request, please reply with '/feature'. If this is a question, reply with '/question'.
Otherwise, please attach logs by following the instructions below, your issue will not be reviewed unless they are added. These logs will help us understand what is going on in your machine.

How to collect WSL logs

Download and execute collect-wsl-logs.ps1 in an administrative powershell prompt:

Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/WSL/master/diagnostics/collect-wsl-logs.ps1" -OutFile collect-wsl-logs.ps1
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
.\collect-wsl-logs.ps1

The script will output the path of the log file once done.

If this is a networking issue, please use collect-networking-logs.ps1, following the instructions in Collect WSL logs for networking issues

Once completed please upload the output files to this GitHub issue.

See Collect WSL logs (recommended method).

If you choose to email these logs instead of attaching them to the bug, please send them to wsl-gh-logs@microsoft.com with the GitHub issue number in the subject, and include a link to your GitHub issue comment in the message body, and reply with '/emailed-logs'.

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Diagnostic information

Issue was edited and new log file was found: https://github.com/user-attachments/files/24398295/WslLogs-2026-01-01_00-13-39.zip
Detected appx version: 2.6.3.0