# alwsl/alwsl

Install archlinux as the WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) host.

Repository: https://github.com/alwsl/alwsl
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/alwsl
Language: Batchfile
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: wsl, linux, archlinux, gnu, windows-10
Archived: true
Last push: 2017-11-21T22:53:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3662, "days_push": 3207, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1298, forks 65 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:17.281753+00:00)

## What it is
A batch-file installer that sets up a minimal custom Arch Linux distribution as the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) host. It is explicitly no longer maintained and the root system is severely out of date.

## Use cases
- install arch linux on wsl
- run arch linux inside windows 10
- replace ubuntu as wsl distro
- set up a minimal arch wsl rootfs
- use arch linux with windows subsystem for linux

## When to choose
- you are stuck on an old Windows 10 WSL setup and specifically want Arch
- you need the legacy install script or archived root image download

## When to avoid
- you want a maintained Arch WSL solution - use official Microsoft tooling or a WSL distro switcher
- you need up-to-date packages or security patches
- you are on modern WSL2 with distro import support

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: developer-tools, cli, file-system
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: wsl, arch-linux, windows-subsystem-for-linux, distro-installer, batchfile, command-line

## Member repositories
- alwsl/alwsl (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:17.281753+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:53:49.235543+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/alwsl/alwsl (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:17.281753+00:00, sha d5d6cced173a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.