WSL Configuration

This script is designed to be ran after Ubuntu in WSL is installed and the user has created their Unix name and password.

It automates the the following:

Creates a ~/.hushlogin if one does not exist
Installs the latest OS and package updates for Ubuntu
Installs Docker, Azure CLI and kubectl
Enables the user to run docker commands without sudo
Adds the user to the Docker group
Creates a .vimrc file to customise VIM
Backup and edit the .bashrc file with the following:
- Sets the working directory to the home path (~) in case being launched by the Windows Terminal
- Adds sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y to the .bashrc file
- Sets the Docker daemon to start automatically
- Sets k as an alias for kubectl

Installing WSL and Ubuntu

Run the following command to install WSL and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. When complete reboot your machine.

wsl --install -d Ubuntu-20.04

Once logged back in, oOpen WSL. You will be prompted to create you Unix username and password.

To download and run the script, run the following from your terminal:

cd ~
wget -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/markkerry/wsl-config/main/setup.sh -O - | /bin/bash

If you want to re-install Ubuntu in WSL you can remove it as follows:

wsl --unregister Ubuntu-20.04

And then re-install it using the command above.