Installer script that automatically installs WSA with Google Play and root as well as all prerequisites

[khanhtranngoccva]

This installer: Downloads and installs WSL framework, WSL2 kernel, and Debian. Downloads and prepares the setup files and images from the internet. Applies changes to system images and copies the rooted Android kernel. Modifies the package to be able to install on Windows 10. (MAY NOT WORK) Enables developer mode and installs the modified package.

Requirements: +Admin permission. +Make sure the ./main/TEMP folder does not have any data. +Do NOT execute the script from the command line! (to prevent accidental data deletion, although in the installer I changed the working directory to os.path.dirname(file) (the app folder) already)

[khanhtranngoccva]

There's still a problem though. I still need a way to really install the app folder, instead of just registering the XML file and creating a shortcut to the .exe file in the temporary folder. Without that, there's no chance of WSA being updatable

[khanhtranngoccva]

Hi @ADeltaX can you help me a bit? How can I create and sign an install package from the modified folder with your chosen pfx certificate and use it instead of having to manually copy to a directory and manually overwrite the folder to update the apps? (which can cause a ton of problems, for example, when the app is running in the background and the directory can't be written)

[kristibektashi]

Maybe instead of Debian you could use Ubuntu since it is the default distro of WSL Also this script has been tested with Ubuntu

[ADeltaX]

Hi @ADeltaX can you help me a bit? How can I create and sign an install package from the modified folder with your chosen pfx certificate and use it instead of having to manually copy to a directory and manually overwrite the folder to update the apps? (which can cause a ton of problems, for example, when the app is running in the background and the directory can't be written)

You can rebuild the msix but you'll still not receive an update (conflicting cert) and you'll lose android apps in start menu (because it's a custom capability with sccd, which attests the use only with that package family). The only way to preserve that is the registration of "unpackaged" appx in a folder (registration doesn't mean the content will be copied, but it will use that folder AS an installation path, so you can't move or delete it while in use)

[khanhtranngoccva]

I think you can still sign it with a custom certificate (and put it in your repo) and I'll sign the app with yours. Otherwise, overwriting an installation and manually rolling back is a pain.

[khanhtranngoccva]

Maybe instead of Debian you could use Ubuntu since it is the default distro of WSL Also this script has been tested with Ubuntu

I prefer Debian for being more lightweight though. However, I'll try to tweak it so that it detects other debian-based distros as well.

[khanhtranngoccva]

ok it works perfectly now. my approach was to create the directory C:\Program Files\WSA_Advanced, then the app files will be put inside a folder with the version as the name. Each time the installer updates, the old folder will be deleted after registering the new manifest file. I also implemented a check-for-update system and a rollback (which deletes the new folder).

you can now merge the code and create the precompiled .exe file by running the command "pyinstaller main.py"

[khanhtranngoccva]

@ADeltaX can you try the release binary some time and (maybe) add them to the release section? It's located in the fork.

[Smart123s]

Issues are disabled on your fork, so I'm writing here.

Maybe you could add a requirements.txt. For me, only the packaging package was missing. It'd be easier to install dependencies that way, if you want don't want to use the python bundled in the repo.

[mateuszdrab]

Any updates on this? Looks really promising to automate all the steps. 😀

[Smart123s]

You could check out https://github.com/LSPosed/MagiskOnWSA

It has a ps1 script that can install everything.

[mateuszdrab]

Thanks, will check it out.

[stevebovy]

,is your update procedure distinctly and uniquely separate and different from windows update, or integrated and compatible with windows update? after I use your install will windows update be able to successfully update and install a newly upgraded wsa?

[stevebovy]

if wsl is already installed please use the already installed default distribution.

[stevebovy]

if I use your new procedure, can I keep my previously installed wsa, in other words I do not need to deinstall wsa