Auto-start/services (systemctl for wsl)
1. Install dependencies
Ubuntu:
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install dbus policykit-1 daemonize
Arch Linux (yay recommended):
$ yay -Syyu
$ yay -S dbus polkit daemonize
2. Create fake-bash
$ sudo touch /usr/bin/fbash
$ sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/fbash
$ sudo nano /usr/bin/fbash
Add the following, be sure to replace <YOURUSER> with your WSL2 Linux username
#!/bin/bash
# your WSL2 username
UNAME="<YOURUSER>"
UUID=$(id -u "${UNAME}")
UGID=$(id -g "${UNAME}")
UHOME=$(getent passwd "${UNAME}" | cut -d: -f6)
USHELL=$(getent passwd "${UNAME}" | cut -d: -f7)
if [[ -p /dev/stdin || "${BASH_ARGC}" > 0 && "${BASH_ARGV[1]}" != "-c" ]]; then
USHELL=/bin/bash
fi
if [[ "${PWD}" = "/root" ]]; then
cd "${UHOME}"
fi
# get pid of systemd
SYSTEMD_PID=$(pgrep -xo systemd)
# if we're already in the systemd environment
if [[ "${SYSTEMD_PID}" -eq "1" ]]; then
exec "${USHELL}" "$@"
fi
# start systemd if not started
/usr/sbin/daemonize -l "${HOME}/.systemd.lock" /usr/bin/unshare -fp --mount-proc /lib/systemd/systemd --system-unit=basic.target 2>/dev/null
# wait for systemd to start
while [[ "${SYSTEMD_PID}" = "" ]]; do
sleep 0.05
SYSTEMD_PID=$(pgrep -xo systemd)
done
# enter systemd namespace
exec /usr/bin/nsenter -t "${SYSTEMD_PID}" -m -p --wd="${PWD}" /sbin/runuser -s "${USHELL}" "${UNAME}" -- "${@}"
3. Set the fake-bash as our root user's shell
Edit the /etc/passwd file:
$ sudo editor /etc/passwd
Find the line starting with root:, it should be the first line. Change it to:
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/usr/bin/fbash
Note the /usr/bin/fbash here, slight difference
Save and close this file.
4. Restart wsl
Exit out of wsl shell
Ubuntu:
> wsl --shutdown
> ubuntu1804.exe config --default-user root
Arch Linux:
> wsl --shutdown
> arch.exe config --default-user root
Done. Now test systemctl with:
$ systemctl is-active dbus
active
1. Install docker
Ubuntu:
Follow this official guide: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/
Arch Linux: (yay recommended)
$ yay -S docker
2. Start docker service
$ sudo systemctl start docker
$ sudo systemctl enable docker
3. Add user to docker group to run without sudo
$ sudo groupadd docker
$ sudo usermod -aG docker <Your username>
Add wsl.conf to Wsl
Save the following file as /etc/wsl.conf on your Wsl host:
[automount]
root = /
options = "metadata"
This will mount all of your mapped drives to a corresponding letter in the root of your Wsl filesystem. This is what will allow you the "native" experience of editing file on Windows and running them from your windows or wsl terminals.
Config docker to run from Windows (currently broken on arch linux wsl)
Create the following file in Wsl /etc/docker/daemon.json
{
"hosts": ["unix://", "tcp://0.0.0.0:2375"],
"experimental": true
}
Set docker env var in Windows
| Env Var | Value | Required/Optional |
|---|---|---|
DOCKER_HOST |
tcp://localhost:2375 |
Required |
DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL |
enabled |
Optional |
DOCKER_API_VERSION |
1.40 |
Optional |
Install docker client in Windows from
https://dockermsft.blob.core.windows.net/dockercontainer/docker-19-03-1.zip
Test docker in Windows with
> docker version
You should see output like this
Client: Docker Engine - Community
Version: 19.03.4
API version: 1.40
Go version: go1.12.10
Git commit: 9013bf583a
Built: Fri Oct 18 15:54:09 2019
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Experimental: false
Server: Docker Engine - Community
Engine:
Version: 19.03.4
API version: 1.40 (minimum version 1.12)
Go version: go1.12.10
Git commit: 9013bf583a
Built: Fri Oct 18 15:52:40 2019
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Experimental: true
containerd:
Version: 1.2.10
GitCommit: b34a5c8af56e510852c35414db4c1f4fa6172339
runc:
Version: 1.0.0-rc8+dev
GitCommit: 3e425f80a8c931f88e6d94a8c831b9d5aa481657
docker-init:
Version: 0.18.0
GitCommit: fec3683