wsl.md

Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux (WSL)

Follow the steps at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10 to

1. Install the Windows Subsystem for Linux
2. Install Ubuntu during Install your Linux Distribution of Choice

• Section Fall Creators Update and later: Install from the Microsoft Store

From the start menu you can now launch Ubuntu and get a bash with many useful tools like:

• ssh
• scp
• rsync
• git
• tmux
• vim

You can also install additional software inside the WSL using apt. GUI Applications require more work and are not covered here (Google for 'XMing and WSL').

apt commands

sudo apt update # update the list of packages and package versions
sudo apt full-upgrade # upgrade all packages to the latest avaialbe version
sudo apt install htop # installs htop to monitor processes