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other:win10wsl [2022/08/31 14:58]
jypeter [Restoring or relocating a Linux installation] Improved
other:win10wsl [2022/09/05 15:45]
jypeter [Other WSL resources and links] Added link to Tips and Tricks
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     * Or from a PowerShell, using ''​wsl --distribution Ubuntu_custom''​     * Or from a PowerShell, using ''​wsl --distribution Ubuntu_custom''​
     * WARNING: even if the distribution we imported had an existing default ''​stdu''​ user, the //new// default user will be ''​root''​ !     * WARNING: even if the distribution we imported had an existing default ''​stdu''​ user, the //new// default user will be ''​root''​ !
 +      * It is possible to explicitly specify the requested user each time we start a terminal, but it will be more convenient to specify a default user\\ wsl --distribution Ubuntu_custom --user stdu
 +  * Specify a default user (note: [[https://​docs.microsoft.com/​en-us/​windows/​wsl/​use-custom-distro#​add-wsl-specific-components-like-a-default-user|Add WSL a default user]] also shows how to //create a new user//). We just have to use the root account to add a default user (user ''​stdu''​ here) to the [[https://​docs.microsoft.com/​en-us/​windows/​wsl/​wsl-config#​user-settings|/​etc/​wsl.conf]] file
 +    * <​code>#​ cat /​etc/​wsl.conf
 +cat: /​etc/​wsl.conf:​ No such file or directory
 +
 +# echo -e "​[user]\ndefault=stdu"​ >> /​etc/​wsl.conf
 +
 +# cat /​etc/​wsl.conf
 +[user]
 +default=stdu</​code>​
 +    * Restart the Linux installation to take the new settings into account
 +      * ''​%%wsl ​ --terminate Ubuntu_custom%%''​
 +    * If you need the ''​root''​ account later, you will need to use the ''​sudo''​ command from the new default account
 +      * <​code>​$ whoami
 +stdu
 +stdu@sadira034:​~$ sudo su -
 +[sudo] password for stdu:
 +root@sadira034:​~#​ whoami
 +root</​code>​
  
 FIXME Read [[https://​www.howtogeek.com/​426562/​how-to-export-and-import-your-linux-systems-on-windows-10/​|How to Export and Import Your Linux Systems on Windows 10]] and [[https://​winaero.com/​blog/​export-import-wsl-linux-distro-windows-10/​|Export and Import WSL Linux Distro in Windows 10]] and similar threads FIXME Read [[https://​www.howtogeek.com/​426562/​how-to-export-and-import-your-linux-systems-on-windows-10/​|How to Export and Import Your Linux Systems on Windows 10]] and [[https://​winaero.com/​blog/​export-import-wsl-linux-distro-windows-10/​|Export and Import WSL Linux Distro in Windows 10]] and similar threads
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   * [[https://​docs.microsoft.com/​en-us/​windows/​wsl/​release-notes|Release Notes for Windows Subsystem for Linux]]   * [[https://​docs.microsoft.com/​en-us/​windows/​wsl/​release-notes|Release Notes for Windows Subsystem for Linux]]
  
 +  * [[https://​craigloewen-msft.github.io/​WSLTipsAndTricks/​|WSL Tips and Tricks]]
   * [[https://​docs.microsoft.com/​en-us/​windows/​wsl/​faq|Frequently Asked Questions]]   * [[https://​docs.microsoft.com/​en-us/​windows/​wsl/​faq|Frequently Asked Questions]]
   * [[https://​docs.microsoft.com/​en-us/​windows/​wsl/​troubleshooting|Troubleshooting]]   * [[https://​docs.microsoft.com/​en-us/​windows/​wsl/​troubleshooting|Troubleshooting]]
other/win10wsl.txt · Last modified: 2023/12/06 13:24 by jypeter