# wget error when attempting native installation using Windows Subsystem for Linux
**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/wget-error-when-attempting-native-installation-using-windows-subsystem-for-linux/16797
**Category:** Technical Support
**Created:** [October 4, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/wget-error-when-attempting-native-installation-using-windows-subsystem-for-linux/16797 "2020-10-04T22:41:55Z")
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### Author:  [@buchalf](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/buchalf)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/wget-error-when-attempting-native-installation-using-windows-subsystem-for-linux/16797/1 "2020-10-04T22:41:55Z")
I am attempting to install Qiime2 2020.8 on my computer using Windows subsystem for Linux. I am following the tutorial and everything seemed fine up through downloading the installation files.
When I run the following command: wget [https://data.qiime2.org/distro/core/qiime2-2020.8-py36-linux-conda.yml](https://data.qiime2.org/distro/core/qiime2-2020.8-py36-linux-conda.yml)
I get the following error: Resolving [data.qiime2.org](http://data.qiime2.org)... failed: Temporary failure in name resolution.
wget: unable to resolve host address ‘[data.qiime2.org](http://data.qiime2.org)’
When I enter the URL directly into my browser, it does not initiate a download. I thought based on reading on the forum that this could be attributable to a firewall or antivirus conflict, so I disabled my antivirus software temporarily. This did not help, I got the same error.
Can anyone provide a suggestion about what I might be doing wrong? Or a workaround for accessing the file? Thank you.
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### Author:  [@andrewsanchez](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/andrewsanchez)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/wget-error-when-attempting-native-installation-using-windows-subsystem-for-linux/16797/2 "2020-10-05T13:48:41Z")
Hi @buchalf! 👋
Did you run the step for installing `wget` with conda? Can you share the output of `which wget`?
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### Author:  [@buchalf](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/buchalf)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/wget-error-when-attempting-native-installation-using-windows-subsystem-for-linux/16797/3 "2020-10-06T05:06:45Z")
Hi @andrewsanchez,
Thank you so much for the reply. I did run the step for installing wget with conda, and wget-log is listed when I run ls
"which wget" outputs /home/buchalf/miniconda3/bin/wget
Interestingly enough, though, it seems as though the issue has resolved itself. I attempted to run the wget tonight, and it went through successfully. I was then able to complete the installation successfully. I'm not sure why this worked, as I tried the same thing yesterday unsuccessfully for two hours!
Thank you!
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### Author:  [@Jmorningstar](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Jmorningstar)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/wget-error-when-attempting-native-installation-using-windows-subsystem-for-linux/16797/4 "2020-10-08T13:28:34Z")
I am currently having the same issue.
[https://data.qiime2.org/distro/core/qiime2-2020.8-py36-linux-conda.yml](https://data.qiime2.org/distro/core/qiime2-2020.8-py36-linux-conda.yml)
Resolving [data.qiime2.org](http://data.qiime2.org)... failed: Temporary failure in name resolution.
Here is the wget that I have.
which wget
/home/james/miniconda3/bin/wget.
It has not fixed itself for me yet and I have been trying for a day to get it to work. Any help would be great.
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### Author:  [@andrewsanchez](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/andrewsanchez)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/wget-error-when-attempting-native-installation-using-windows-subsystem-for-linux/16797/7 "2020-10-09T16:03:38Z")
The name resolution error sounds like DNS issues on your end, which I don't think we can do anything about. One alternative is to download files via your browser instead. You can do this by copy/pasting the link into your browser, right-clicking the page, and clicking "save as."
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/wget-error-when-attempting-native-installation-using-windows-subsystem-for-linux/16797/8 "2020-11-09T22:03:42Z")
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