WSL.MD

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

More information can be found here.

This component is not usually activated on Windows. You will need to activate it yourself.

• Control Panel:
  • Win + R;
  • Run appwiz.cpl;
  • Click on "Turn Windows features on or off"
  • Select "Virtual Machine Platform" and "Windows Subsystem for Linux";
  • Click "Ok" and restart your computer when prompted.
• PowerShell (Admin):
  • Run dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart;
  • Run dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart.
  • Restart your computer.

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Examples

• Profile:
  • ~/.bashrc
  • ~/.bash_aliases
  • ~/.bash_functions
  • ~/.bash_logout
  • ~/.bash_vars

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