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--- other:win10wsl [2022/09/16 18:04] – [Package management] Added the useful packages section jypeter
+++ other:win10wsl [2022/09/19 15:17] – (Re)moved the old "Adding useful packages" jypeter
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       * {{ :other:wsltty_text_options.png?direct&250 |}}
     * 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
+    * Note: the WSLtty (non-default) settings are stored in: ''C:\Users\jypeter\AppData\Roaming\wsltty\config''
+  * You can cycle between the open WSLtty terminals with CTRL+Tab and Shift+CTRL+Tab
   * Extra [[https://github.com/mintty/mintty/wiki|technical stuff]] (on the Mintty wiki)
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 FIXME [[https://snapcraft.io/docs|Snap documentation]]
 === Installing extra package managers ===
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       * EN: [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto|synaptic Howto @ Ubuntu]]
       * FR: [[https://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/synaptic|synaptic @ ubuntu-fr]]
 === Some useful commands ===
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 [...]</code>
-=== Adding some useful packages ===
-There is not that much installed by default in Ubuntu, now is the time to get ready for work!
+=== Adding useful packages ===
+There is not that much installed by default in Ubuntu, and we use ''apt insall'' to get ready for some real work!
 <code>$ sudo apt install gcc libglu1-mesa mesa-utils x11-apps xterm xfce4-terminal emacs evince eog imagemagick nco cdo netcdf-bin ncview</code>
+Notes:
+  * Some of the installed packages (''nco cdo netcdf-bin ncview'') are used for handling data files in //NetCDF format// may not be useful to people outside LSCE
+  * Adding lots of extra packages requires **much more disk space**, and the size of the ''.vhdx'' will increase significantly!
+    * <code>$ ls -lh /mnt/d/WSL_Distributions/Ubuntu_custom/ext4.vhdx
+.7G Sep 16 18:02 /mnt/d/WSL_Distributions/Ubuntu_custom/ext4.vhdx</code>
+    * Size of the [[other:win10wsl#creating_a_backup|backup]] after adding the extra packages: we go from 549 Mb to 1.2 Gb!\\ 1.2G Sep 19 13:52 WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-09-19.tar.gz
 ==== Using an X server ====
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   * FIXME **//X server// and WSL2** : check ''export DISPLAY=$(cat /etc/resolv.conf | grep nameserver | awk '{print $2}'):0.0'' in [[https://solvercube.com/how-to-install-ubuntu-20-04-on-windows-using-wsl/|How to install Ubuntu 20.04 on Windows using WSL]]
-==== Adding useful packages ====
-Reminder: you need to use the ''root'' account (with ''sudo -s'') in order to use the following commands
-<code>$ apt-get install gcc libglu1-mesa mesa-utils libsm6 x11-apps
-# Check the "Terminals started from Linux" section
-# if you need to install extra terminals
-# Install emacs
-$ apt-get install emacs
-# Install pdf (evince) and image (eog) viewers
-$ apt-get install evince eog
-# Install wslu to improve the Windows<->Linux communication
-$ apt-get install wslu
-# The packages below are useful for dealing with climate data
-# in netCDF files (and are also requirements of CLIMAF)
-$ aptitude install imagemagick nco cdo netcdf-bin ncview exiv2</code>