Fix WSL install script: use wsl -e /bin/bash to avoid /bin/sh PATH issues - #9
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The default WSL distro may be docker-desktop, which is a minimal environment without bash or curl. The install script now: - Enumerates WSL distros and filters out docker-desktop - Prompts the user to choose when multiple distros are available - Passes -d <distro> to all wsl invocations - Strips UTF-16 null bytes from wsl -l -q output - Updates devcontainer CLI link to install script page
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wsl bash -croutes through/bin/sh, which may not havebashin its PATH on minimal WSL distros. This causes the install to fail with:Fix: use
wsl -e /bin/bashto invoke bash directly, bypassing the default shell. Applied to all three WSL invocations in the script.