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--- other:win10wsl [2022/09/07 15:16] – [Restoring or relocating a Linux installation] Improved and cleaned jypeter
+++ other:win10wsl [2022/09/08 17:59] – [Location of the files] Started improving jypeter
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 stdu@sadira034:~$ echo $SHELL
 /bin/bash</code>
+  * Note: after installing (even from the PowerShell command line), Ubuntu will appear as a regular installed application in the //Microsoft Store// and the list of applications
+    * {{ :other:ubuntu_ms-store.png?direct&400 |}}
+    * {{ :other:ubuntu_applications.png?direct&400 |}}
   * Get some basic information about your new ''Ubuntu'' installation
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 === The default terminal ===
-The **Default WSL+Ubuntu //terminal//** is basically a //bash// shell running inside a regular Windows ''cmd'' text console. You do not need to have an //X server// running to use it!
+<WRAP center round tip 60%>
+The default terminal will be available without installing extra applications like ''WSLtty'' or the ''Windows Terminal''. It will work for testing WSL, but it is **not recommended** if you want to work comfortably
+</WRAP>
+The **Default WSL+Ubuntu //terminal//** is basically a //bash// shell running inside a regular Windows ''cmd'' text console. You do not need to have an [[other:x_conf#using_an_x_server_on_windows|X server]] running to use it!
 There are several ways to open a default terminal:
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     * **paste** the selected text with the right mouse button (click **twice** after a new selection)
   * Use ''Alt''+''<Enter>'' to toggle the terminal to full screen (maybe more useful options [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/orphan-topics/ws.11/mt427362(v=ws.11)|here?]])
 === The WSLtty terminal ===
-<note tip>
+<WRAP center round tip 60%>
-  * This is the recommended (by JYP) option for now
-  * If you can't open a terminal after Windows upgrades from WSL to WSL v2, get and install the latest version of WSLtty !
+  * This is **the recommended (by JYP) option for now**, until we can use regular Linux select-copy/paste in the Windows Terminal ([[https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/7646|Feature request: add xterm-style select/copy/paste options]])
-</note>
-[[https://github.com/mintty/wsltty|WSLtty]] allows you to use the efficient //Mintty// as a terminal for WSL. **You do not need to have an //X server// running to use it!**
+  * If you can't open a WSLtty terminal after upgrading from ''WSL'' to ''WSL 2'', install the latest version of WSLtty !
+</WRAP>
-  * Download and execute the latest [[https://github.com/mintty/wsltty/releases|64bit installer]] (the most recent ''wsltty-*-install-x86_64.exe'' file)
-  * After installing, you will get several ways to open a terminal:
-    * Double-click on the ''WSL terminal'' icon on the desktop
+[[https://github.com/mintty/wsltty|WSLtty]] allows you to use the efficient //Mintty// as a terminal for WSL. **You do not need to have an [[other:x_conf#using_an_x_server_on_windows|X server]] running to use it!**
-    * ''U''=>''Ubuntu terminal'' and ''W''=>''WSL Terminal'' in the ''Start'' menu
-      * There is also a ''W''=>''WSLtty'' folder, than you don't really need
+  * Use [[https://github.com/mintty/wsltty#windows-package-manager|winget]] (in a PowerShell) to install WSLtty
+    * <code>PS C:\Users\your_login> winget install wsltty
+Trouvé WSLtty [Mintty.WSLtty] Version 3.6.0
+[...]
+Installé correctement</code>
+  * After installing, you will get **several new ways to open a terminal**:
+    * ''WSL terminal'' icon on the desktop
+    * ''Start'' => ''U'' => ''Ubuntu terminal'' (or ''Ubuntu_custom terminal'' or something similar if you have [[other:win10wsl#restoring_or_relocating_a_linux_installation|restored/relocated a Linux installation]])
+    * ''Start'' => ''W'' => ''WSL Terminal'' in the ''Start'' menu
+      * There is also a ''W'' => ''WSLtty'' folder, than you probably will not need (more details in [[https://github.com/mintty/wsltty#configuration|Configuration]]), except possibly ''configure WSL shortcuts'' (//run after adding or removing WSL distributions, in order to create the respective set of shortcuts in the Start menu//)
   * Open a terminal and right-click in it to check the available options
+    * Hint: use the ''Text'' option to select the nice //Cascadia Code// font bundled with the [[other:win10apps#windows_terminal|Windows Terminal]]
     * You can access even more options with CTRL+right-click
     * You can cycle between the open WSLtty terminals with CTRL+Tab and Shift+CTRL+Tab
   *  [[https://github.com/mintty/mintty/wiki|Technical stuff]] (on the Mintty wiki)
-=== The new Windows Terminal ===
+=== The Windows Terminal ===
-Microsoft is working on a powerful replacement of the old ''cmd'' terminal! Check [[https://github.com/microsoft/terminal|Windows Terminal, Console and Command-Line @ github]]
+The [[other:win10apps#windows_terminal|Windows Terminal]] is really nice and powerful, and will become the recommended (by JYP) option as soon as we can use regular Linux select-copy/paste ([[https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/7646|Feature request: add xterm-style select/copy/paste options]])
-Note: the //Windows Terminal// looks really promising, but will be nice when there is a GUI for editing the options (rather the editing a //json// file with a text editor...) and a way to select //xterm-style// copy-pasting. See [[https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/7646|Feature request: add xterm-style select/copy/paste options]]
-  * [[https://aka.ms/terminal|Getting the Windows Terminal from the Microsoft Store]]
-  * [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/|Documentation]]
 === Terminals started from Linux ===
-You can install additional //graphical// terminals inside the Linux running in WSL, but **you will need to have a running //X server// if you want to open them**. In these terminals, the //usual// Linux copy/paste rules will apply!
+You can install additional //graphical// terminals inside the Linux running in WSL, but **you will need to have a running [[other:x_conf#using_an_x_server_on_windows|X server]] if you want to open them**. In these terminals, the //usual// Linux copy/paste rules will apply!
 == xterm ==
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   * Start from another terminal with: ''xfce4-terminal &''
-==== Location of the files ====
+==== Where are the files? ====
-You can optionally read the detailed [[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/wsl/2016/06/15/wsl-file-system-support/|WSL File System Support]] page if you want to (try to) understand how things work and how both systems can share files.
-=== Linux files seen from Windows ===
+=== Accessing Linux files from the Windows Explorer ===
-  * You can access the Linux files in ''/'' from Windows by opening the //virtual// ''\\wsl$'' path in the Windows explorer (since [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/release-notes#build-18342|Windows build 18342]])
+  * You can access the Linux files in ''/'' from Windows by opening the //virtual// ''\\wsl$'' path in the Windows explorer
     * Your Linux //home// directory is located in ''\\wsl$\Ubuntu\home\<your_login>''
+    * There will be some content in ''\\wsl$'' only if a Linux installation is running (i.e. it shows as //Running// in ''wsl -l -v'')
   * The content of the Ubuntu ''/'' directory is actually located in the following //hidden// sub-directory of the user's Windows //home// directory: ''C:\Users\<your_login>\AppData\Local\Packages\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_79rhkp1fndgsc\LocalState\rootfs''
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 root@sadira034:~# whoami
 root</code>
+  * If the //relocation// goal was to free up some space on ''C:'', it is possible to [[other:win10wsl#removing_the_main_linux_installation|Remove the main installation]], once the relocated installation has been successfully tested
 Questions FIXME
   * Is it possible to restore to the default location (on ''C:\'') ?
-==== Uninstalling WSL ====
+==== Uninstalling WSL or a distribution ====
-Before starting, you may want to make a backup of whatever you had in your Ubuntu home directory, and all the files and settings that are not in the ''/mnt'' directories
+Before uninstalling //something//, you probably want to [[other:win10wsl#creating_a_backup|create a backup]], just to be safe...
 === Removing a specific Linux installation ===
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 * Ubuntu           Stopped         2</code>
+=== Removing the main Linux installation ===
+If you remove the main installation (on ''C:\''):
+  * Another //relocated// installation will become the new default installation (if present)
+    * <code>PS C:\Users\your_login> wsl -l -v
+  NAME             STATE           VERSION
+  Ubuntu_custom    Running         2
+* Ubuntu           Running         2
+PS C:\Users\your_login> wsl --unregister Ubuntu
+Désinscription...
+PS C:\Users\your_login> wsl -l -v
+  NAME             STATE           VERSION
+* Ubuntu_custom    Running         2</code>
+  * The initial installation directory will still be present on ''C:\'', and should probably be left untouched:
+    * ''C:\Users\your_login\AppData\Local\Packages\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_79rhkp1fndgsc\''
+    * ...with a very low disk usage (the big ''ext4.vhdx'' is removed during the ''unregister'' step)
+  * ''Ubuntu'' will still appear in the Microsoft store, and clicking on ''Launch'' will trigger a re-installation on ''C:\''
+    * If you end up with an installation error message and a new //orphan// ''ext4.vhdx'' file on ''C'', click on ''Launch'' to restart and complete the installation
+  * ''Ubuntu'' will still appear in the list of installed applications (''Windows'' + ''I'' => ''Applications'') but with a smaller disk usage, probably just the size of the //Linux kernel// installed and updated independently of the Linux installations)
 === Removing WSL ===