LxRunOffline - An offline installer for Bash on Windows

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Features

• No Internet access required when installing!
  
• Install any version of Ubuntu!
  

How to use

• Prepare a Ubuntu pre-installed disk image.
   
  

  Ubuntu 14.04
  https://wsldownload.azureedge.net/trusty-server-cloudimg-amd64-root.tar.gz
  
  Ubuntu 16.04
  https://wsldownload.azureedge.net/16.04.2-server-cloudimg-amd64-root.tar.gz

  
   
  

• Download the icon file: https://wsldownload.azureedge.net/ubuntu.ico.
  
• Run LxRunOffline /install. Or use other arguments you need, just like you're using LxRun.exe.
  
• Enter the paths of the two files you prepared when prompted.
  
• Finish the installation.
  

How it works

LxRun.exe uses InternetOpenUrl() in wininet.dll to download the files required. This application uses EasyHook to inject code to its process , and hooks this function and some others related. Then the download requests can be redirected to local files.