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There are several scenarios in which you may not be able (or want) to, install WSL Linux distros via the Windows Store. Specifically, you may be running a Windows Server or Long-Term Servicing (LTSB/LTSC) desktop OS SKU that doesn't support Windows Store, or your corporate network policies and/or admins to not permit Windows Store usage in your environment.
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There are several scenarios in which you may not be able (or want) to, install WSL Linux distros via the Microsoft Store. Specifically, you may be running a Windows Server or Long-Term Servicing (LTSB/LTSC) desktop OS SKU that doesn't support Microsoft Store, or your corporate network policies and/or admins to not permit Microsoft Store usage in your environment.
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In these cases, while WSL itself is available, how do you download and install Linux distros in WSL if you can't access the store?
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> Note: **Command-Line shell environments including Cmd, PowerShell, and Linux/WSL distros are not permitted to run on Windows 10 S Mode**. This restriction exists in order to ensure the integrity and safety goals that S Mode delivers: Read [this post](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/2017/05/18/will-linux-distros-run-on-windows-10-s/) for more information.
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> Note: **Command-line shell environments including Cmd, PowerShell, and Linux/WSL distros are not permitted to run on Windows 10 S Mode**. This restriction exists in order to ensure the integrity and safety goals that S Mode delivers: Read [this post](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/2017/05/18/will-linux-distros-run-on-windows-10-s/) for more information.
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# Downloading distros
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If the Windows Store app is not available, you can download and manually install Linux distros by clicking these links:
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If the Microsoft Store app is not available, you can download and manually install Linux distros by clicking these links:
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This will cause the `<distro>.appx` packages to download to a folder of your choosing. Follow the [installation instructions](#installing_your_distro) to install your downloaded distro(s).
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## Downloading distros via the Command-Line
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If you prefer, you can also download your preferred distro(s) via the Command-Line:
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## Downloading distros via the command line
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If you prefer, you can also download your preferred distro(s) via the command line:
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### Download using PowerShell
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To download distros using PowerShell, use the [Invoke-WebRequest](https://msdn.microsoft.com/powershell/reference/5.1/microsoft.powershell.utility/invoke-webrequest) cmdlet. Here's a sample instruction to download Ubuntu 16.04.
> If the download is taking a long time, turn off the progress bar by setting `$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'`
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### Download using curl
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Windows 10 Spring 2018 Update (or later) includes the popular [curl command-line utility](https://curl.haxx.se/) with which you can invoke web requests (i.e. HTTP GET, POST, PUT, etc. commands) from the command-line. You can use `curl.exe` to download the above distro's:
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Windows 10 Spring 2018 Update (or later) includes the popular [curl command-line utility](https://curl.haxx.se/) with which you can invoke web requests (i.e. HTTP GET, POST, PUT, etc. commands) from the commandline. You can use `curl.exe` to download the above distros:
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