I will no longer respond to the replies to this gist. Please consider switching to the updated guide instead. Update : This guide is ALREADY OUTDATED and might no longer work with new versions of Ubuntu and VirtualBox. Windows Subsystem for Linux Tips and TricksĬategories Linux, Ubuntu 20.Update 28 July 2019: An updated version of this guide for Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS is now available.If your new to WSL, here are some links to other guides you may find useful. After that, your all done! You will then have a bash prompt you can do all of your linuxy things! Bonus content First time you do this, you will probably get a message saying that it is installing and may take a few minutes.Īfter a few minutes, you will be asked to enter a new Unix Username and password. This can either be done from the Microsoft Store OR from your start menu by searching the name. Setting up LinuxĪfter your Linux distro has been installed, you will be able to launch it. Windows will then start downloading everything needed to run Ubuntu 20.04 and then install it. If you are not signed in already, don't feel you have to.
On the Store page for the OS you would like to use, click Get For the rest of this guide, I will be using the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Microsoft provided the below links to the most common (with my addition of the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS). When the Store opens up, do a search for Linux (or the OS you would like to use). From the start menu, search for Store and open up the Microsoft Store.
To do this you will need to open up the Microsoft Store. Installing the Linux DistroĪfter the reboot, you are now able to install the Linux distro you would like to use. This may take a few seconds but once complete, you should see the following:Īt this point, you will need to restart your machine. dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart In the new Powershell window, you will need to enter the following.
You can do this by opening the start menu, searching for Powershell, right clicking it and selecting Run as AdministratorĪ User Account Control window should popup asking if you would like to continue. To do this, you will need to open up Powershell as root. Step 1 is to enable the optional feature for WSL. In order to follow this tutorial you will need the following:
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