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Push and pull files between Windows 10 and WSL2 file systems with Git.
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Push and pull files between Windows 10 and WSL2 file systems with Git.

This shows how to push and pull files between the Windows file system and the WSL2 file system. The unrelated photo shows some integration composting we are doing at the Fernwood Road Cafe

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
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Using Graphical User Interfaces in WSL2

First on WindowsInstall XMing (or VcXsrc). Turn off Windows Defender Firewall under Public network settings. Start XMing from Windows PowerShell. & 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Xming\Xming.exe' -multiwindow -clipboard -acThe most important

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
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Allow VSCode through WSL Firewall

As far as I can tell, VSCode's Remote - WSL service connects over port `41261`. So, we can allow it through the Firewall like this: sudo ufw allow 41261 comment 'VSCODE'

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
Starting with WSL 2
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Starting with WSL 2

Before starting this process, my machine was running WSL 1. These are the steps I took to install and to start using WSL 2 side-by-side with WSL 1. Install Windows 10 build 18917

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
Use Git Large File Storage (LFS) in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 1)
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Use Git Large File Storage (LFS) in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 1)

I use Git as a backup storage system and the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 1) as my Linux distribution. The Git LFS feature lets me use Git as a backup system for

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
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Tab completion in Ubuntu Bash (in WSL)

This is for people, like me, who come from ten years of Windows PowerShell, and are more an more using Linux (through the Windows Subsystem for Linux). Here is a snippet from the

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
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Run Docker from the Windows Subsystem for Linux

In order to work entirely in bash, we installed Docker in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). The official Ubuntu installation instructions did not work for us. There were too many problems to

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
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Practical tips on using the Linux subsystem on Windows

These tips are for Windows users who are getting started with Linux via WSL. Type bash at a PowerShell or command prompt to run bash. Use bash inside ConEmu (see above). From within

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
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Using the Windows 10 Linux subsystem

Settings > Update & security > For Developers > Developer mode Turn Windows features on/off > Windows Subsystem for Linux Restart later PowerShell: Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux Restart. Open a command prompt

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
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