ERR: The specified service does not exist as an installed service

[publik2023]

Requirements

• Yes
• No

WSL Version

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19045.2486]

Kernel Version

Kernel version: 5.15.90.1

Repro Steps

Hi

I am getting this error when I double clic on mint.exe :

Using: D:\LINUXMINT WSL2\LinuxmintlmdeWSL2\rootfs.tar.gz
Installing...
ERR: The specified service does not exist as an installed service.
HRESULT: 0x80070424
Press enter to exit...

thanks in advance for your help

Expected Behavior

Run Mint.exe to extract rootfs and register to WSL

Actual Behavior

ERR: The specified service does not exist as an installed service.
HRESULT: 0x80070424
Press enter to exit...

[sileshn]

You have not installed the kernel

[publik2023]

Hi and thanks for your answer : you right about it , I didn't see the update in the requirements list , but even after I installed it ,the issue is still the same ( I even rebooted the computer , wasn't sure if necessary )

here are the informations I got from wsl --version

WSL version: 1.2.5.0
Kernel version: 5.15.90.1
WSLg version: 1.0.51
MSRDC version: 1.2.3770
Direct3D version: 1.608.2-61064218
DXCore version: 10.0.25131.1002-220531-1700.rs-onecore-base2-hyp
Windows version: 10.0.19045.2486

[publik2023]

I want to add an information : I tried to install kali , ubunbu and even slackware with wsl and no issues at all

[sileshn]

Cannot reproduce the issue.

[publik2023]

Hi and thanks again for your help , to solve the problem , I copied something I found on the slacware wsl github and use this command instead using mint.exe
wsl.exe --import mint d:\mint_wsl .\rootfs.tar.gz

[sileshn]

Whatever works for you..

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