Re: Install older versions of Debian with WSL

From	john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Install older versions of Debian with WSL
Date	2021-12-08 08:20 +0100
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On 12/7/2021 5:15 PM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 07, 2021 at 03:54:37PM +0100, Max Nadig wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I was trying to install Debian 10 via WSL on windows. The problem is, I automatically get v11 Bullseye.
>> Is there some way to specify the version or load a custom Debian version with WSL?
>>
>> I already posted this question into the WSL Git repo. So far I couldn't find a solution for this.
>> https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/7805
>>
>> Are there maybe legacy builds of the Debian microsoft store app available? This would probably solve my problem.
>>
>> Thank you for the help, best,
>> Max
>
> Why do you want Debian 10 specifically? You could try the IRC channel
>
> #debian-wsl
>
> on OFTC / see if you can find the maintainer.
>
> In general terms, as soon as a release is put out, it's uploaded by
> rhaist to Microsoft - you want the latest stable to be the one used,
>

If you realy need Buster, using VirtualBox or Qemu on Windows might fit
the bill.

--
John Doe

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Install older versions of Debian with WSL Max Nadig <m.nadig@brelag.com> - 2021-12-07 16:30 +0100
  Re: Install older versions of Debian with WSL "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-12-07 17:20 +0100
    Re: Install older versions of Debian with WSL john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2021-12-08 08:20 +0100

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