BUG REPORT

[daniela2000111]

Windows Version

WSL version: 2.3.24.0 Kernel version: 5.15.153.1-2 WSLg version: 1.0.65 MSRDC version: 1.2.5620 Direct3D version: 1.611.1-81528511 DXCore version: 10.0.26100.1-240331-1435.ge-release Windows version: 10.0.19045.4957

WSL Version

WSL version: 2.3.24.0 Kernel version: 5.15.153.1-2 WSLg version: 1.0.65 MSRDC version: 1.2.5620 Direct3D version: 1.611.1-81528511 DXCore version: 10.0.26100.1-240331-1435.ge-release Windows version: 10.0.19045.4957

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

No response

Distro Version

No LSB modules are available. Release: 24.04

Other Software

Docker version 27.3.1, build ce12230

Repro Steps

Describe the bug

When trying to install a package using apt-get in WSL, the command fails with the error message "E: Unable to locate package".

System Information

• Windows 10 Pro, version 21H2
• WSL version 2
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open PowerShell as Administrator.
2. Run the command wsl --list --verbose to ensure WSL is running.
3. Launch the Ubuntu terminal from the Start menu.
4. Run the command sudo apt-get update.
5. Run the command sudo apt-get install <package_name>.
6. Observe the error message "E: Unable to locate package".

Expected Behavior

The package should be installed successfully without any error messages. According to the [Ubuntu documentation](https

Expected Behavior

wsl 1 and wsl 2 working perfuct stop all interubtible files

Actual Behavior

files corrupted and missing

Diagnostic Logs

No response

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