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--- other:win10wsl [2022/10/27 17:52] – [Upgrading ubuntu] jypeter
+++ other:win10wsl [2023/12/06 14:24] (current) – [Other WSL resources and links] Added phoronix benchmarks link jypeter
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 [[other:index#windows_10_notes|Other Windows 10 related notes]]
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+JYP is still working on this page! Some content may be out of date, or still related to WSL 1
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 ==== Opening a terminal ====
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+Having a terminal you can efficiently interact with is the basis of your future work with WSL+Ubuntu!
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   * Read the sub-sections below to find out the different ways to open //terminals//
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   * Closing all terminals will not stop WSL+Ubuntu. Read the [[#rebooting_wsl|rebooting WSL section]] if you need a clean start of WSL without rebooting Windows
-Having a terminal you can efficiently interact with is the basis of your future work with WSL+Ubuntu! You can **optionally** read the [[https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/conemu-vs-hyper-vs-terminus-vs-mobaxterm-terminator-vs-ubuntu-wsl|ConEmu vs Hyper vs Terminus vs MobaXTerm Terminator vs Ubuntu WSL]] blog if you really want more details
+Optional reading (if you really have time):
+  * [[https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/4126/what-is-the-exact-difference-between-a-terminal-a-shell-a-tty-and-a-con|What is the exact difference between a 'terminal', a 'shell', a 'tty' and a 'console'?]]
+  * [[https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/conemu-vs-hyper-vs-terminus-vs-mobaxterm-terminator-vs-ubuntu-wsl|ConEmu vs Hyper vs Terminus vs MobaXTerm Terminator vs Ubuntu WSL]] for more details about terminals
 === The default terminal ===
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   * Determine the name of the current Linux installation(s) used in WSL
     * <code>> wsl --list --verbose
-  NAME      STATE           VERSION
+  NAME             STATE           VERSION
-* Ubuntu    Running         2</code>
+* Ubuntu_custom    Running         2</code>
   * [[other:win10wsl#rebooting_wsl|Stop all running installations]]
       * <code>> wsl --shutdown
 > wsl -l -v
-  NAME      STATE           VERSION
+  NAME             STATE           VERSION
-* Ubuntu    Stopped         2</code>
+* Ubuntu_custom    Stopped         2</code>
       * ... or stop just the specific installation that you want to save:\\ ''%%> wsl --terminate Ubuntu_custom%%''
   * Export the specified Linux installation to a //tar// file:
-    * You should export to a directory or external disk where you have //enough// space\\ e.g. The tar file for a [[other:win10wsl#base_installation|newly installed and updated]] //Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS// is ~1.4 Gb
+    * You should export to a directory or external disk where you have //enough// space\\ e.g. The tar file for a [[other:win10wsl#base_installation|newly installed and updated]] //Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS// is ~1.4 Gb (550 Mb after compression)
     * You should use a detailed enough file name for the tar file\\ e.g. WSL_<Linux_Distribution>_<Distribution_Version>_<User>_<Date>.tar
-    * Example: ''%%wsl --export Ubuntu C:\Scratch\your_login\WSL\WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-08-29.tar%%''
+    * Example: ''%%wsl --export Ubuntu C:\Scratch\your_login\WSL\WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-10-27.tar%%''
     * You can (probably) save a lot of space by compressing the backup
-      * It is not documented (yet), but the [[https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/WSL/issues/1607|wsl --import]] command can directly import ''tar.gz'' files!
+      * It is not documented (yet), but the [[https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/WSL/issues/1607|wsl --import]] command (if you need to use it later) can directly import ''tar.gz'' files!
-      * <code>$ ls -lh /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-08-29.tar
+      * <code>$ ls -lh /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-10-27.tar
-.4G Aug 29 17:49 /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-08-29.tar
+.3G Oct 27 18:01 /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-10-27.tar
-$ gzip  /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-08-29.tar
+$ gzip /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-10-27.tar
 $ ls -lh /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/WSL_Ubuntu_*
 M Aug 29 17:49 /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-08-29.tar.gz
-M Sep 14 16:18 /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-09-14.tar.gz</code>
+M Sep 14 16:18 /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-09-14.tar.gz
+.2G Sep 19 13:52 /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-09-19.tar.gz
+.3G Oct 27 18:01 /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-10-27.tar.gz</code>
 === Backup of specific directories ===
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 You can also just create backups of specific directories:
-  * Your Linux //home// directory (''/home/your_login/''), or some specific sub-directories of the //Ubuntu// running in WSL (sub-directories of ''/''): the best way to save them is probably to **create a //tar// file from Linux**, and put this //tar// file in a specific Windows //WSL backup folder// (we will use below the directory ''/mnt/c/Scratch/your_login'' or ''c:\Scratch\your_login'')
+  * Your Linux //home// directory (''/home/your_login/''), or some specific sub-directories of the //Ubuntu// running in WSL (sub-directories of ''/''): the best way to save them is probably to **create a //tar// file from Linux**, and put this //tar// file in a specific Windows //WSL backup folder// (we will use below the directory ''/mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL'' or ''c:\Scratch\your_login\WSL'')
     * <code bash>$ cd /home
 $ du -sh $USER
 K    your_login
-# We assume below that there is an existing /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/ directory
+# We assume below that there is an existing /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/ directory
-# It's a WINDOWS directory C:\Scratch\your_login
+# Same directory (seen from WINDOWS) C:\Scratch\your_login\WSL\
-$ tar cfz /mnt/c/Scratch/$USER/${USER}_home_`date +%y%m%d_%H%M`.tgz $USER
+$ tar cfz /mnt/c/Scratch/$USER/WSL/${USER}_home_`date +%y-%m-%d_%H%M`.tgz $USER
 # Check the size of the new (and existing old) backup(s)
-$ ls -ltr /mnt/c/Scratch/$USER/${USER}_*.tgz
+$ ls -ltrh /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/${USER}_*.tgz
-K Jan 21  2020 /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/your_login_home_200121.tgz
+.0K Oct 28 16:09 /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/stdu_home_22-10-28_1609.tgz</code>
-K Aug 22  2020 /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/your_login_home_200822_1151.tgz
-K Feb 24 12:09 /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/your_login_home_210224_1209.tgz</code>
   * Regular Windows folders where you store data used by WSL: you can use ''tar'' in a Linux terminal, as above, or use any usual way of backing up Windows files (drag and drop, some specific [[other:win10apps#backup_software|backup software]])
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   * [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/release-notes|Release Notes for Windows Subsystem for Linux]]
+  * [[https://www.phoronix.com/search/WSL|WSL performance benchmarks @ phoronix]]
   * [[https://craigloewen-msft.github.io/WSLTipsAndTricks/|WSL Tips and Tricks]]