WSL setup - fordsfords/fordsfords.github.io GitHub Wiki

Tips on setting up Ubuntu WSL on my new Winders work laptop.

Basic Setup

Win (cmd tool):

wsl --install
(reboot)
wsl -u root -- passwd

WSL:

export EDITOR="vi"
set -o vi
script apt.scr
sudo apt purge nano
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install gcc
sudo apt-get install gdb
sudo apt-get install autotools-dev
sudo apt-get install autoconf
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt install cmake
sudo apt install autopoint
sudo apt install net-tools
exit  # script

Periodic Maintenance

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

If get "The following packages have been kept back:...", see https://askubuntu.com/questions/1278688/the-following-packages-have-been-kept-back-safe-to-force-install/1398989#1398989

sudo apt-get --with-new-pkgs upgrade