Table of contents

1. WSL
   1. Ubuntu for windows
2. Install
   1. enable
   2. install linux distro
      1. Go to a folder where you would like to download the distro
      2. Download Ubuntu 20.04
      3. install downloaded *.appx file
      4. restart
   3. Points of Interest
      1. Path from windows file system
         1. shell exe, (can point ide to this to use ubuntu in terminal)
      2. distribution Ubuntu

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WSL

Ubuntu for windows

Install

enable

ps script enable and install

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/wsl-ubuntu-1604 -OutFile Ubuntu.appx -UseBasicParsing
Add-AppxPackage .\Ubuntu.appx

or

ps steps

# enable
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

# enable virtual machine
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart

# use wsl2
wsl --set-default-version 2

or

• use run and enable windows subsystem for linux in windows features

hit win + R

then input optionalfeatures.exe

install linux distro

available distros

• Debian
• Ubuntu 18.04
• Ubuntu 16.04
• Ubuntu 20.04
• openSUSE
• SLES
• Kali

Go to a folder where you would like to download the distro

cd <somefolder>

Download Ubuntu 20.04

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/wslubuntu2004 -OutFile Ubuntu.appx -UseBasicParsing

install downloaded *.appx file

Add-AppxPackage .\Ubuntu.appx

execute in cmd prompt

PS E:\distro\ubunu> ubuntu2004.exe

wsl --list --verbos

wsl --list --all

convert ubuntu on wsl 1 to wsl 2

wsl --set-version Ubuntu-20.04 2

restart

Restart-Service LxssManager

or

wsl --terminate [YourDistroName]
wsl --shutdown

Points of Interest

Path from windows file system

relative path: \wsl$\Ubuntu\home\bpaxton

Absolute Path: C:\Users\bpaxton\AppData\Local\Packages\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_79rhkp1fndgsc\LocalState\rootfs

shell exe, (can point ide to this to use ubuntu in terminal)

Use in JetBrains ides
C:\Users\bpaxton\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\ubuntu.exe

distribution Ubuntu

wsl.exe