How to: Setting up WSL Linux Distributions
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**Requirements**

Before you install any of the Linux Distributions make sure to install/enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux on your Windows 10 machine. Following the instructions below:
Installing Windows Subsystem Linux
**OR**
**For more technical users you run this command in Powershell:**

```sh
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
```

[Ubuntu 20.04 LTS](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/ubuntu-2004-lts/9n6svws3rx71?activetab=pivot:overviewtab)
[Debian](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/debian/9msvkqc78pk6?activetab=pivot:overviewtab)
[Fedora for WSL](https://fedoramagazine.org/wsl-fedora-33/)
[SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/suse-linux-enterprise-server-15-sp1/9pn498vpmf3z?activetab=pivot:overviewtab)
[openSUSE Leap 15.2](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/opensuse-leap-152/9mzd0n9z4m4h?activetab=pivot:overviewtab)
[Kali Linux](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/kali-linux/9pkr34tncv07?activetab=pivot:overviewtab)
[Pengwin](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/pengwin/9nv1gv1pxz6p?activetab=pivot:overviewtab)
[Fedora Remix for WSL](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/fedora-remix-for-wsl/9n6gdm4k2hnc?activetab=pivot:overviewtab)
[GWSL](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/gwsl/9nl6kd1h33v3?activetab=pivot:overviewtab) is an XServer that lets you easily run graphical Linux apps on Windows 10.