Updating and installing latest Cmake in WSL2

install_cmake_wsl.sh

# First remove the preinstalled version of cmake via apt 
# In my case this was cmake 3.28.3 and my linux distro was Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
sudo apt remove --purge --auto-remove cmake

# Download the install script via https://cmake.org/download/#latest 
# I am using a x86_64 system so use wget to download the relevant script
wget https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v4.1.0/cmake-4.1.0-linux-x86_64.sh

# Make sure to add execute priviledges 
# NOTE: This priviledge extends to user, group, and others by default
#       If you want to specify which just add u+x, updates user with execute priviledge
chmod +x cmake-4.1.0-linux-x86_64.sh

# Ensure sh executable is used to run the script,
# --prefix just sets the base path from where all folder and executables and such will
#           be placed, ex. executable will go in [prefix]/bin/
# --exclude-subdir ensure that the installer DOESN'T create an extra version-specific
#           folder. If it does, it likely will mess with your systems $PATH
sudo /bin/sh ./cmake-4.1.0-linux-x86_64.sh --prefix=/usr/local --exclude-subdir

# Check if all went well! 
cmake --version
# Output: cmake version 4.1.0