github WSL:
- Fix the wsl --update --pre-release logic to correctly handle backports and always pick the actual latest
- Set LX_WSL2_INSTALL_PATH even when gui apps are disabled
- Introduce general.instanceIdleTimeout to control distribution termination timeouts (solves #10138, #9401)
- Modify config file parsing to allow empty strings
- Update Microsoft.RemoteDesktop.Client.MSRDC.SessionHost to version 1.2.6074
- Change behavior of a custom kernel with no modules to not log a warning.
- Implement --vhd-size and --fixed-vhd arguments to wsl.exe --install
- Detect when the VM crashes, and capture dmesg
- Resolve kernel warning about ip_local_port_range having start / end with same parity
- Update WSLENV logic to allow passing /l and /p together to translate paths and path lists
- Don't throw when processing an empty argument (solves #12649)
- Disable DNS tunneling if global secure access client is present
- Remove support bridged networking
- Fix wsl.exe --install --enable-wsl1 to work when run as non-elevated
- Fix partial read causing failure to import WSL1 distribution
- wslsettings: Launch MSI version of wsl.exe instead of the one in system32
Source:
Release 2.5.4 · microsoft/WSL
Fix the wsl --update --pre-release logic to correctly handle backports and always pick the actual latest Set LX_WSL2_INSTALL_PATH even when gui apps are disabled Introduce general.instanceIdleTimeo...
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