wslx
Create, back up and manage Ubuntu WSL virtual machines on Windows — one
command per lifecycle step, no wsl --import juggling.
Download
wslx on your PATH
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit, with WSL 2 installed. The window and the
command line are the same executable — there is nothing else to install
for wslx gui, and nothing to install for the download
either: it is self-contained, needs no administrator rights and no
Visual C++ runtime.
The installer is the convenience version: it puts wslx on
your PATH so the command works from any directory. Take the
.exe if you are on a school or work laptop where installers
are awkward.
Getting started
The instructions and the tutorial live on academy.optersoft.com/windows/wsl. The short version:
wslx create alfa— import Ubuntu and seed itwslx connect alfa— get a shell in itwslx list— what you have, and what it is costing youwslx export alfa alfa.tar— back it up before the next mistakewslx gui— the same thing as a window
wslx --help lists everything else.