Multiple WSL Configurations

[mshawnreynolds]

This there a way to specify which WSL shell I can use in the profile. I have Kali and Ubuntu installed and open them separately in Windows Terminal using a GUID. Can I do this with Terminus?

[Eugeny]

Yes - you should see separate WSL distros as separate entries both in Settings -> Shell and in the profile dropdowns.

[mshawnreynolds]

I am only seeing one.

[jpwilksch]

Each WSL2 distro has an executable under C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\. So, for example, my Ubuntu shell can be launched with C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\ubuntu.exe.

Create a profile and specify this as the command.

Alternatively, provide the distro name as a parameter to the wsl executable:
C:\Windows\System32\wsl.exe -d ubuntu

[tsurgej]

I am not really able to configure it with the wsl options.
It only works with profile "Custom shell" and the path "c:\windows\system32\wsl.exe -d Ubuntu-20.04". I wonder how I can set the starting directory.
All other wsl options provided do not open a shell, the tabs immediatly close. Even the builtin default distro app option. I copied the setting from other terminal apps where I got it running.