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Update DistributionInfo.json to add "eLxr" section to "ModenDistributions".
This commit adds eLxr to the Microsoft WSL's official distribution manifest, allowing users to pull and install it in an automated way (wsl --install eLxr).

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Update DistributionInfo.json to add "eLxr" section to "ModenDistributions".
This commit adds eLxr to the Microsoft WSL's official distribution manifest,
allowing users to pull and install it in an automated way (`wsl --install eLxr`).
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rfu-cn commented Dec 30, 2025

eLxr WSL files are released at https://gitlab.com/elxr/debian/WSL/-/releases, the url is from there. sha256 is from https://gitlab.com/elxr/debian/WSL/-/packages/50799869

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craigloewen-msft commented Jan 4, 2026

Hi @rfu-cn, thank you for the contribution!

For now, inclusion in the distributionsManifest.json list (which appears in wsl.exe --list --online) is limited to distributions that meet the membership criteria for the security mailing list. This is for security purposes incase we need to put out early warnings, request fixes, etc.

That said, this isn’t the only way to distribute a WSL distro! I'd recommend hosting the .wsl file directly on your website or GitHub page and provide it as a downloadable link that users can double‑click to install. You could also document a command‑line install path, for example: curl <urlTo.wsl> -o <distro.wsl>; wsl --install --from-file <distro.wsl>.

I’m going to close this pull request for now for tracking purposes, but I’ll continue to watch it. If you have any feedback or follow‑up questions, feel free to comment here and I’ll see it.

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