Installing: Windows Subsystem for Linux stuck at 0.0% #9390

ogvolkov · 2022-12-23T00:15:31Z

Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22621.963]

WSL Version

WSL 2
WSL 1

Kernel Version

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Distro Version

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Other Software

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Repro Steps

wsl --install

Expected Behavior

WSL is installed

Actual Behavior

Installing: Windows Subsystem for Linux
[ 0.0% ]

for many minutes, no visible CPU usage or anything

also tried installing via Microsoft Store, stuck at pending there

Diagnostic Logs

WslLogs-2022-12-23_00-12-56.zip

ogvolkov · 2022-12-23T00:28:43Z

Also attempted --web-download flag, which gave the following:

C:\Windows\System32>wsl --install --web-download

Downloading: Windows Subsystem for Linux
Installing: Windows Subsystem for Linux
The provided package is already installed, and reinstallation of the package was blocked. Check the AppXDeployment-Server event log for details.

ogvolkov · 2022-12-23T00:51:11Z

I removed the package mentioned in AppXDeployment-Server event log by doing Remove-AppxPackage -package MicrosoftCorporationII.WindowsSubsystemForLinux_1.0.3.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe in Powershell, and then reinstalled it via wsl --install --web-download which installed WSL but stuck at installing Ubuntu. But then again wsl --install Ubuntu --web-download completed the installation. I guess Microsoft Store was borked at the time .

rohan2734 · 2023-04-24T09:43:04Z

even i am stuck at installing ubuntu

I uninstalled wsl , ubuntu due to issues with docker desktop .

and after running

wsl --install . wsl is installed properly, but ubuntu installation is stuck. please help with this issue

thatux · 2023-05-01T07:48:27Z

ubuntu-22.04 install borked, now I'm stuck at 0,0%
any way to recover from this?

wsl --install -d Ubuntu-22.04
Installing: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
[                           0,0%                           ]

thatux · 2023-05-01T08:08:24Z

Not sure why but this worked:

wsl --install Ubuntu --web-download
Ubuntu is already installed.
Launching Ubuntu...

Installing, this may take a few minutes...
Please create a default UNIX user account. The username does not need to match your Windows username.
For more information visit: https://aka.ms/wslusers
Enter new UNIX username: user
uNew password:
Retype new password:
passwd: password updated successfully
The operation completed successfully.
Installation successful!
To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>".
See "man sudo_root" for details.

Welcome to Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.4.0-22621-Microsoft x86_64)

for some reason it is shown as Ubuntu instead of `Ubuntu-22.04

C:\Windows\System32>wsl --list
Windows Subsystem for Linux Distributions:
Ubuntu-18.04 (Default)
Ubuntu

pouyaSamie · 2023-05-04T08:25:01Z

Not sure why but this worked:

wsl --install Ubuntu --web-download
Ubuntu is already installed.
Launching Ubuntu...

Installing, this may take a few minutes...
Please create a default UNIX user account. The username does not need to match your Windows username.
For more information visit: https://aka.ms/wslusers
Enter new UNIX username: user
uNew password:
Retype new password:
passwd: password updated successfully
The operation completed successfully.
Installation successful!
To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>".
See "man sudo_root" for details.

Welcome to Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.4.0-22621-Microsoft x86_64)

for some reason it is shown as Ubuntu instead of `Ubuntu-22.04

C:\Windows\System32>wsl --list
Windows Subsystem for Linux Distributions:
Ubuntu-18.04 (Default)
Ubuntu

web download option worked for me

Youjin1985 · 2023-06-04T01:08:21Z

I'm in same situation, but --web-download just causes wsl to print its arguments and does nothing

ccoyle1 · 2023-06-06T20:25:06Z

I'm in same situation, but --web-download just causes wsl to print its arguments and does nothing

wsl --install -d Ubuntu --web-download

Should be the correct command, if you haven't figured it out by now :)

fmg-nickjardine · 2023-06-21T04:45:12Z

wsl --install -d Ubuntu --web-download

Should be the correct command, if you haven't figured it out by now :)

This worked for me. Had same thing - could install wsl, but not ubuntu, would just sit there doing nothing.

Nate-Agbara · 2023-06-23T06:54:11Z

wsl --install -d Ubuntu --web-download
Should be the correct command, if you haven't figured it out by now :)

This worked for me. Had same thing - could install wsl, but not ubuntu, would just sit there doing nothing.

Did you find a way around the ubuntu not installing? I'm having the same.

castrosu · 2023-06-23T14:54:51Z

For me when trying to wsl --install it was stuck on "installing" for like 1 hour so I canceled it and tried wsl --update --web-download and it fixed it

lvpx · 2023-07-11T13:25:20Z

I had to do it in two steps,

wsl --install --web-download

and then

wsl --install -d Ubuntu --web-download

castrosu · 2023-07-11T13:26:55Z

I had to do it in two steps,

wsl --install --web-download

and then

wsl --install -d Ubuntu --web-download

yeah that also works

Ni-011 · 2023-07-14T17:09:03Z

any update on why the classic
wsl --install -d ubuntu
doesn't work and we need to download using --web-download ?

NicolasDorier · 2023-07-23T09:00:27Z

I had the problem, the workaround worked.

Remove-AppxPackage -package  MicrosoftCorporationII.WindowsSubsystemForLinux_1.2.5.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
wsl --install Ubuntu --web-download

You can find the exact version of the problematic package in the Log viewer of AppXDeployment-Server.

magnus-bakke · 2023-09-15T17:42:04Z

I'm in same situation, but --web-download just causes wsl to print its arguments and does nothing

Same thing:

C:\Users\me>wsl --install -d Ubuntu --web-download
--install: unrecognized option: web-download

andrija-tosic · 2023-09-19T15:06:51Z

try running this from powershell as admin. worked for me

Eitz · 2023-10-25T18:26:28Z

Why was this closed? The bug is still not fixed

sc0609 · 2023-11-10T20:39:39Z

Why was this closed? The bug is still not fixed

i guess because the issue is with the Microsoft store (and not with WSL ), it has some issues so, it is stuck at 0 (unable to download from Ms store)
if you use vpn the problem might go, you can verify this by downloading any app from ms store and see if it doesn't download without any vpn or somethin. so you know that ms store has issues in your system
I know this in my case cuz my school Wi-Fi blocks downloading from ms store .

and we use --web dl to get rid of MS store and download directly from web

tig · 2023-11-14T18:48:27Z

BS that this issue is closed without a link to the underlying system that is causing the problem.

At the very least, at almost a year after this issue was Opened, the WSL team would be interested in providing a fix that at least provides clues to how to work around the issue!

FoxesChooseJiff · 2023-11-19T04:25:07Z

Absolutely zero workarounds do anything for me. It doesn't even show a progress bar after the download, just a blinking cursor and no disk CPU or net activity occurs in task manager.

antonionatusch · 2024-02-02T19:45:21Z

Absolutely zero workarounds do anything for me. It doesn't even show a progress bar after the download, just a blinking cursor and no disk CPU or net activity occurs in task manager.

not even wsl --install --web-download? it worked first try for me

adamcunnington-mlg · 2024-03-18T08:10:49Z

Why is this issue closed? wsl.exe --update is recommended by WSL when you open terminal and yet it doesn't work. Therefore, this issue should be open and given it's an old issue, should be described on a known issues page...

alliepiper · 2024-04-10T17:56:45Z

This is still happening.

emekaelo · 2024-05-08T10:08:59Z

This issue is still present

usernamex · 2024-05-10T16:52:09Z

This solved my problem:

wsl --install -d Ubuntu --web-download
Restart PC
Go to Powershell with admin rights.
Type Ubuntu and press enter.

PedroMP93 · 2024-05-11T03:11:01Z

This solved it for me:

Open Powershell as an admin
WSL was not up to date so running wsl --update --web-download will take care of that
Then install Ubuntu from the web using wsl --install -d Ubuntu --web-download

stephanie-dm · 2024-05-29T06:51:23Z

unrecognized option: web-download

@magnus-bakke : if you get this error, try to update WSL first. This worked for me:
wsl --update --web-download
After that, the "web-download" option for the "install" command was available and I could install Ubuntu.

akshuu222 · 2024-06-24T08:41:57Z

go to microsoft store search for ubuntu and resume the download there.

CapriGPizzle · 2024-07-17T13:02:15Z

I had the Problem with Ubuntu install being stuck at 0%. I waited for some time thinking it might just show 0% but be downloading still. I then tried to type some command when it was still showing the progress bar at 0%. As I struck the "c" key to type "cancel" it jumped to 100% and finished the install. I have no Idea why.

baljinder1082 · 2024-08-01T19:38:31Z

had same issue, thanks to those who commented above I managed to get it to work.

ogvolkov closed this as completed Dec 23, 2022

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