Windows Subsytem - Ubuntu

Install latest NVIDIA Driver for GPU Support. 

Do not install any Linux display driver in WSL.

PS C:\> nvidia-smi

Turn Windows features on or off

Check the boxes for Virtual Machine Platform and Windows Subsystem for Linux

Click OK and restart computer.

Ensure you have the latest WSL kernel.

PS C:\> wsl --update

PS C:\> wsl --version

Display a list of available distributions

PS C:\> wsl --list --online

The following is a list of valid distributions that can be installed.

Install using 'wsl.exe --install <Distro>'.

NAME                            FRIENDLY NAME

Ubuntu                          Ubuntu

Debian                          Debian GNU/Linux

kali-linux                      Kali Linux Rolling

Ubuntu-18.04                    Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Ubuntu-20.04                    Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Ubuntu-22.04                    Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Ubuntu-24.04                    Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

OracleLinux_7_9                 Oracle Linux 7.9

OracleLinux_8_7                 Oracle Linux 8.7

OracleLinux_9_1                 Oracle Linux 9.1

openSUSE-Leap-15.6              openSUSE Leap 15.6

SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-15-SP5    SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5

SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-15-SP6    SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6

openSUSE-Tumbleweed             openSUSE Tumbleweed

Increase swap space. Remove .txt extension.

PS C:\> type .wslconfig

[wsl2]

memory=4GB

swap=16GB

networkingMode=mirrored   # Use same Windows IP

Install a Windows Subsystem for Linux distribution.

PS C:\> wsl --install -d Ubuntu

Create a default Unix user account: 

New password:

Retype new password:

passwd: password updated successfully

$ cat /etc/os-release

NAME="Ubuntu"

VERSION_ID="24.04"

Update and Upgrade packages

$ sudo apt update

$ sudo apt list --upgradable

$ sudo apt ugrade

Enable systemd in /etc/wsl.conf

[boot]

systemd=true

$ free -m

               total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available

Mem:            3920         456        3500           2         156        3464

Swap:          16384           0       16384

Show the status of Windows Subsystem for Linux

PS C:\> wsl --status

Default Distribution: Ubuntu

Default Version: 2

PS C:\> wsl -l -v

  NAME      STATE           VERSION

* Ubuntu    Running         2

Set the distribution as the default

PS C:\> wsl -s <distro>

WSL2 instance IP

C:\> wsl hostname -I

ComfyUI Port Forwarding from Windows host to WSL2 instance.

C:\> netsh interface portproxy add v4tov4 listenaddress=0.0.0.0 listenport=<ComfyUI_Port> connectaddress=<WSL2_IP> connectport=<ComfyUI_Port>

Inbound Rule

C:\> netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="ComfyUI" dir=in protocol=TCP localport=<ComfyUI_Port> action=allow

Terminate the distribution

PS C:\Users\nbitra> wsl -t <distro>

Terminate the distribution and VM

PS C:\> wsl --shutdown -d Ubuntu

Launch the distribution

PS C:\> wsl -d Ubuntu

The VHDX file location

$HOME\AppData\Local\wsl\

Uninstall the distribution and delete the root filesystem

PS C:\> wsl --unregister <distro>

Unregistering...

$ sudo apt install python3-venv