From aa7e4a820fb716a8e9b04e44f0ed82b31db9c22f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ali asaria <aliasaria@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2025 09:20:54 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] removing check for wsl distro and version (for now) as it
fails for some people
---
src/main/util.ts | 16 ++++++++--------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/main/util.ts b/src/main/util.ts
index dc545a0a..f51d83c5 100644
--- a/src/main/util.ts
+++ b/src/main/util.ts
@@ -81,10 +81,11 @@ export async function checkForMissingSystemRequirements() {
// We must use encoding = utf16le because that is the default for powershell
// according to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_character_encoding?view=powershell-7.4
// There is a potential for a bug here if the user changed their powershell encoding.
- const { stdout, stderr } = await awaitExec('wsl --status', { encoding: 'utf16le' });
+ const { stdout, stderr } = await awaitExec('wsl --status', {
+ encoding: 'utf16le',
+ });
if (stderr) return stderr;
-
//Read the output. The output looks like this:
//Default Distribution: Ubuntu
//Default Version: 2
@@ -107,9 +108,10 @@ export async function checkForMissingSystemRequirements() {
console.log(`WSL version: ${version}`);
// Check if the distro is set to Ubuntu and the version is 2
- if (distro != 'Ubuntu' || version != '2') {
- return `WSL distro must be set to Ubuntu and version 2. Please run 'wsl --set-version Ubuntu 2'.`;
- }
+ // Removing this check for now as it seems to fail on some systems (not sure why)
+ // if (distro != 'Ubuntu' || version != '2') {
+ // return `WSL distro must be set to Ubuntu and version 2. Please run 'wsl --set-version Ubuntu 2'.`;
+ // }
} catch (error) {
return 'WSL is not enabled. Please enable WSL and install a distro.';
}
@@ -448,9 +450,7 @@ export async function executeInstallStep(
// Set installer script filename and options based on platform
// For windows this is a bit hacky...we need to pass a unix-style path to WSL
- const exec_cmd = isPlatformWindows()
- ? `wsl`
- : `${fullInstallScriptPath}`;
+ const exec_cmd = isPlatformWindows() ? `wsl` : `${fullInstallScriptPath}`;
console.log(`Running: ${exec_cmd}`);
// Call installer script and return stdout if it succeeds
--
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