How to get Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla on your Windows 10 PC

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The latest version of Ubuntu isn't being released on the Microsoft Store for WSL, but you can still get it installed. Here's how.
Canonical has released the latest update to Ubuntu, the 20.10 release known as "Groovy Gorilla." As this isn't an LTS release it won't be released into the Microsoft Store for folks to install that way and use with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
Nevertheless, getting 20.10 installed on your machine isn't too difficult and there are a few different ways to get there. I'll start with the method I used, followed up with some handy tips from one of Canonical's Ubuntu on WSL engineers that might be more suited to your own situation.

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