How to Install Ubuntu 20.04 on WSL
This is a guide on how to install the Ubuntu 20.04 distro on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Links to various linux distros can be found here –
Show Event Logs in PowerShell
This is a post on how to show event logs in PowerShell using Get-EventLog. First up I’m showing a list of the types of event log available on my system.
Open Current Folder in PowerShell
This post is a quick guide on how you can open your current folder in PowerShell. Invoke-Item “performs the default action on the specified item”.
Create New Files and Folders in PowerShell
This post is some quick notes on creating a new files and directories using PowerShell. There’s 3 wee highlights:# Create a New Directory# Create a New (.txt) File# Add Text to the New File Create a New Directory New-Item is the command.
Install oh-my-posh On Windows
Oh-my-posh is a theme engine for PowerShell that’s separate from your default PowerShell console. It’s powered by posh-git and has status indications for git, failed, and admin commands.
Install Windows Terminal (WT)
Windows Terminal is a more modern command-line tool that has features including “multiple tabs, panes, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine, and the ability to create your own themes and customize text, colors, backgrounds, and shortcuts“.
Install posh-git on Windows
Posh-git is a PowerShell module that integrates with Git to show git status information on the command line, and it comes with tab completion for common commands.
Install Chocolatey on Windows
This post is a guide on installing the Chocolatey package manager on Windows by running a PowerShell command. Chocolatey allows you to manage software packages on your system with simple ‘choco’
Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux (with Ubuntu 18.04)
WSL allows Windows users to develop and run applications within a GNU/Linux environment. Previous to this feature release we needed VM’s or a dual boot setup.
Remove Quotes from a CSV File with PowerShell
This is a post on how to remove quotes from a CSV file using PowerShell. If your dealing with a large CSV file, running the Import-CSV cmdlet below will consume a lot of system resources (RAM mostly).
