Detect existing WSL distros via wsl --list instead of HKCU\Lxss - #62
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The InstallUbuntu resource previously checked HKCU:...\Lxss to decide whether to install Ubuntu, but that registry path isn't reliably populated by newer wsl --install flows. The resource re-ran on machines that already had Ubuntu and failed.
Switches testScript and getScript to query wsl --list --quiet. The check stays broad ("any distro present") to avoid installing Ubuntu over an existing Debian/Kali setup. README updated to match.
Closes #48