Tag: Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
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How To Install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
To install WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), we first enable the WSL Windows Feature using PowerShell, then install WSL Linux Distributions via the Microsoft Store. This post will help guide you through enabling and installing Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) on your local Windows computer. WSL allows Windows…
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How To Change From WSL2 to WSL1
This is a post on how to change a Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) Distribution from running on Version 2 to Version 1. WSL has two versions, the latest (2), and the original version (1). You can have many different Linux Distributions installed on your machine, and you…
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How to Install Postgres on Ubuntu 20.04
This post is a short note on how to install Postgres on Ubuntu 20.04. I’m doing this in WSL, however this shouldn’t make any difference if you’re on the same Ubuntu version. First, lets update our local packages by running the following apt command – This Postgres installation…
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How to Uninstall a Linux Distro in WSL
If you want to remove a Linux distro from your Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) installation, you can use the wsl –unregister <distro-name> command to unregister it. This blog post shows a quick demo of uninstalling a WSL distro. Keep in mind that unregistering a distro will permanently…
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How to Set Default WSL Distribution
This guide contains a demo on how to set the default Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) distribution on a Windows computer. This is particularly useful if you have multiple WSL distributions installed and need to manage various Linux environments on Windows. There are two parts to this:> Check…
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Setting up SSH Keys in WSL
Setting up SSH keys on Windows is generally done via OpenSSL or Putty. We can set this up and have quick authentication to places like GitHub or Bitbucket. But, we are also able to rely on a Linux distro in WSL for our SSH. If you are developing…
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Create a Link Between Local Windows Files and WSL
Creating a link between local Windows files and WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) is a useful way to share files between the two environments. In this guide, I’ll show how to link a folder in Windows to your WSL instance using the ln command, and also explain how…
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Access Local Files from Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Accessing local Windows files from a WSL distribution allows integration between workflows, our local Windows environment and (WSL) Linux environments. This is done by navigating to the /mnt/c/ directory within your WSL Linux terminal. Alternatively, you can enter WSL directly from any Windows directory using a terminal. Both…
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Reinstalling a WSL Disto
This post is a guide on how to reinstall WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) via command. This may be useful if you are looking to clear down and start a up fresh WSL instance, treating it as a throw-away environment. You should have any WIP code backed up…
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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. For more information, as always have a look at the Microsoft Docs. There’s a huge amount of tutorials and documentation on this…
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