WSL Bug with python3 and pip installation

[ianparizot]

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22631.4391]

WSL Version

2.3.24.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

5.15.153.1-2

Distro Version

Ubuntu 22.04

Other Software

No response

Repro Steps

sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip

Expected Behavior

It should have installed the python3 and python3-pip

Actual Behavior

sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip
E: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/p/python-pip/python3-pip_22.0.2%2bdfsg-1ubuntu0.4_all.deb 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.81 80]
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?
apt-get update
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/
W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied)
W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/srcpkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied)
--fix-missing
command not found

Diagnostic Logs

No response

Resolution

I found that I hadn't enabled Linux subsystem for Windows, that's why I couldn't install with sudo

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