.NET Core Debugging with WSL 2 - Preview

The .NET Core Debugging with WSL 2 – Preview extension lets you run and debug your .NET Core console and web applications in WSL 2 from Visual Studio. This allows Windows developers targeting Linux production environments to have a higher fidelity local debugging experience.

Get started with .NET Core Debugging with WSL 2

1. Open an ASP.NET Core web app or .NET Core console App
2. Change the Launch Profile to “WSL 2”
   
3. Press F5
   Note: If you want to verify that your code is running in WSL 2, you can check the value of Environment.OSVersion

Prerequisites

• .Net Core Tools: https://get.dot.net
• WSL 2: https://aka.ms/wsl
• Ubuntu or Debian distribution: https://aka.ms/wslstore