[FEATURE] Mount a Linux disk in WSL 2 (Leverage wsl --mount component)

[whatbh]

Is there an existing issue for this?

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Problem?

WSL requires manual mounting for Linux file systems and VHD images due to the lack of automatic recognition. Hence, the wsl --mount come in handy for for these frequent chores, but the job is tedious, as usual.

It requires identifying the DeviceID and then invoking wsl --mount component:

GET-CimInstance -query "SELECT * from Win32_DiskDrive"
wsl --mount <DeviceID> --partition <Partition> --type <Filesystem>

Or for VHD:

wsl --mount --vhd <pathToVHD>

Solution

A built-in GUI for mounting in WSL Manager would be a valuable addition. I would love to see a dialog box featuring clickable options for selecting Linux disks/partitions, a custom option to enter the path to a VHD image, along with a button to mount the chosen item.

Alternatives

No response

Anything else?

References:
Mount a Linux disk in WSL 2 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/wsl2-mount-disk

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