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No, it is not impossible to change Ubuntu distribution from WSL1 to WSL2. You can do so by following these steps:

1. Open PowerShell as Administrator.
2. Run the command: wsl --shutdown
3. Run the command: Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName VirtualMachinePlatform
4. Restart your computer.
5. Open PowerShell as Administrator.
6. Run the command: wsl --set-version Ubuntu 2
7. Wait for the conversion to complete.

Once the conversion is complete, you will be able to use Ubuntu in WSL2.