# WSL2 install failing on \`flox nix store ping\` step

**URL:** <https://discourse.flox.dev/t/wsl2-install-failing-on-flox-nix-store-ping-step/875>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [March 30, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/wsl2-install-failing-on-flox-nix-store-ping-step/875 "2024-03-30T19:06:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![spencerwilson](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.flox.dev/spencerwilson/32/651_2.png) [@spencerwilson](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/spencerwilson)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/wsl2-install-failing-on-flox-nix-store-ping-step/875/1 "2024-03-30T19:06:42Z")

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Hello, Am following WSL 2 install instructions. On Debian, I installed the flox 1.0.2 .deb for my platform and `ps aux` shows the /usr/bin/nix-daemon running. The step after this is failing:

```auto
$ flox nix store ping
❌ ERROR: no such command or positional: `nix`, did you mean `init`?

```

I’d also add that

```auto
$ which nix
/usr/bin/nix

```

Any suggestions are appreciated! By the way, I discovered Flox via this interview: [filtra](https://filtra.io/rust-flox-mar-24) Hope I can get it working! Cheers.

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**Author:** ![ghudgins](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.flox.dev/ghudgins/32/588_2.png) [@ghudgins](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/ghudgins)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/wsl2-install-failing-on-flox-nix-store-ping-step/875/2 "2024-03-30T23:14:09Z")

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welcome welcome! oop - this might be an error our our behalf (Flox person here). you can just run `nix` commands as-is without the `flox nix` prefix. will make a correction of that in the doc. let us know if you see anything else!