A small summary of how to configure your corporate laptop to run Ubuntu
Typicalyl requires a user with local admin rights, but no domain updates.
Option 1: Start > Run : appwiz.cpl // Select "Linux Subsystem for Windows"
Option 2: Powershell : Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
Typically the windows store is blocked. So you can install Ubuntu using powershell
Powershell: WSL --install -d Ubuntu-20-04 Powershell: WSL --instalö -d kali-linux
Typically, any application you use needs to auth with your corporate firewall and/or proxy server in order to access the internet.
Step 3.1 : General Proxy Bash: sudo nano ~/.bashrc // Export HTTP_PROXY=USER:PASS@proxy.am-gruppe.de:8080 // Export HTTPS_PROXY=USER :PASS@proxy.am-gruppe.de:8080
Step 3.2 : Enable apt
sudo nano /etc/apt/apt.conf // Acquire::http::Proxy "http://[username]:[password]@ [proxy-web-or-IP-address]:[port-number]"; // Acquire::https::Proxy "http://[username]:[password]@ [proxy-web-or-IP-address]:[port-number]";
Step 3.3 : Enable weget
sudo nano ~/,wgetrc
https_proxy=SERVER:PORT ftp_proxy=ftp://SERVER http_proxy=http://SERVER
Get the portable C++ Runtime https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/developer/visualstudio/cpp/libraries/c-runtime-packages-desktop-bridge?msclkid=3e1dd82aac8b11ec8f9dbd86d5979ca8#how-to-install-and-update-desktop-framework-packages
Then download the installer for terminal from Github https://github.com/Microsoft/Terminal#installing-and-running-windows-terminal
Now you can move into powershell by typing PS, move into linux by typing Bash and windows command by typing CMD and enter Exit to get back to main mode.