install-wsl-windows

A quick setup guide for the WSL using Ubuntu on a windows machine

Before You Start

Update windows by opening the start menu and searching Windows Update

Click Check for updates

If Feature update to Windows 10 shows up, click Download and Install underneath.

Recordings

Start here: Video 1
After Restart: Video 2
After Updates: Video 3
After Restart: Video 4
After Restart/After Errors: Video 5
Final Video: Video 6

Links and References

Chrome: https://www.google.com.au/chrome/
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
wsl --set-default-version 2

4 b: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/wsl/wsl2-kernel

Ubuntu: https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9n6svws3rx71
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs
sudo apt install npm
Visual Studio Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
Visual Studio Code Extension: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.vscode-remote-extensionpack
Postman: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman/fhbjgbiflinjbdggehcddcbncdddomop
This is all one command: curl "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aar9nk/terminal-files/master/{.bashrc,.git-completion.bash,.git-prompt.sh,.profile}" -o ~/#1 && rm -f ~/.bash_profile
mkdir jwd && cd jwd
code .

Errors

Press start and type: winver

Make sure you come with the screenshot of the build number to make sure your computer is up to date!

Reach out on slack! But the most likely case is not updating your Windows and you will be sent back to the start so make sure to follow all the steps!!

Going forward

This will all become clear after our terminal and git/version control lessons, where we will highlight these issues again.