# Installing Ubuntu WSL in Window Server 2019

Open Powershell in Administrator mode the directory would be C:\\Users\\Administrator

```
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/wsl-ubuntu-1804 -OutFile ubuntu.appx -UseBasicParsing
```

Once download

Rename ububtu.appx to ubuntu.zip

Extract ubuntu.zip in same place

Back to power shell

```
$userenv = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("path","user")
```

```
[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", $userenv +";C:\Users\Administrator\ubuntu","User")
```

Once done open the CMD in Administrator mode.

```
cd "C:\Users\Administrator\ubuntu"
```

```
ububtu1804.exe
```

It will ask for a username and password to provide the information, and you are done.

Don't forget to update and upgrade the server.