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| [[other:index#windows_10_notes|Other Windows 10 related notes]] | [[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 Some content may be out of date, or still related to WSL 1 | ||
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| - | You can skip reading this WSL //requirement// if you are installing WSL for the first time, and are therefor directly installing WSL 2 | + | You can skip reading this WSL //requirement// if you are installing WSL for the first time, and are therefore directly installing WSL 2 |
| - | Come back later if you have problems | + | Come back here later (only) if you have problems |
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| * <code> Virtualisation activée dans le microprogramme : Oui</code> | * <code> Virtualisation activée dans le microprogramme : Oui</code> | ||
| + | === Hyper-V related information === | ||
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| + | Miscellaneous technical links and information, in case we need this later... | ||
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| + | * [[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/|Virtualization documentation]] | ||
| + | * [[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/api/|Hyper-V APIs]] | ||
| + | * ''hcsdiag list'' and ''hcsdiag kill <ID>'' | ||
| ===== Base installation ===== | ===== Base installation ===== | ||
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| ==== Opening a terminal ==== | ==== 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// | * 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 | * 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 === | === The default terminal === | ||
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| 578 /mnt/h/Scratch/jyp/pkg_190221.txt</code> | 578 /mnt/h/Scratch/jyp/pkg_190221.txt</code> | ||
| - | ==== Upgrading ubuntu ==== | + | ==== Upgrading Ubuntu ==== |
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| - | You can skip this section if you have just installed ubuntu, since you are already running the latest stable release available | + | You can skip this section if you have just installed Ubuntu, since you are already running the latest stable release available |
| </WRAP> | </WRAP> | ||
| - | The **updates** are for maintaining the same version of ubuntu (e.g. you go from version ''18.04.2'' to ''18.04.5''), while **upgrades** are for going from one major version to the next (e.g ''16.xx'' => ''18.xx'' => ''20.xx''). We try to only use the stable major releases, that have an even version number. | + | The **updates** are for maintaining the same version of Ubuntu (e.g. you go from version ''18.04.2'' to ''18.04.5''), while **upgrades** are for going from one major version to the next (e.g ''16.xx'' => ''18.xx'' => ''20.xx''). We try to only use the stable major releases, that have an even version number. |
| - | We use the **LTS versions** (//Long Time Support//) to ensure even more stability, which means that we will get updates of a given major release for quite some time after the next major release is available, so it is not mandatory to updgrade ubuntu if you are still receiving updates for the release you use | + | We use the **LTS versions** (//Long Time Support//) to ensure even more stability, which means that we will get updates of a given major release for quite some time after the next major release is available, so it is not mandatory to upgrade Ubuntu if you are still receiving updates for the (major) release you are using |
| - | There should not be any risk, but it may be a good idea to [[other:win10wsl#creating_a_backup_of_the_linux_running_in_wsl|create a backup]] of your current ubuntu before upgrading it! | + | There should not be any risk, but it may be a good idea to [[other:win10wsl#creating_a_backup_of_the_linux_running_in_wsl|create a backup]] of your current Ubuntu before upgrading it! |
| Use ''sudo'' for each command below, or just become root by using ''sudo su -'' | Use ''sudo'' for each command below, or just become root by using ''sudo su -'' | ||
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| * Determine the name of the current Linux installation(s) used in WSL | * Determine the name of the current Linux installation(s) used in WSL | ||
| * <code>> wsl --list --verbose | * <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]] | * [[other:win10wsl#rebooting_wsl|Stop all running installations]] | ||
| * <code>> wsl --shutdown | * <code>> wsl --shutdown | ||
| > wsl -l -v | > 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%%'' | * ... or stop just the specific installation that you want to save:\\ ''%%> wsl --terminate Ubuntu_custom%%'' | ||
| * Export the specified Linux installation to a //tar// file: | * 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 | * 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 | * 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 |
| - | 1.4G Aug 29 17:49 /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-08-29.tar | + | 3.3G 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_* | $ ls -lh /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/WSL_Ubuntu_* | ||
| 549M Aug 29 17:49 /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-08-29.tar.gz | 549M Aug 29 17:49 /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-08-29.tar.gz | ||
| - | 548M Sep 14 16:18 /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-09-14.tar.gz</code> | + | 548M Sep 14 16:18 /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-09-14.tar.gz |
| + | 1.2G Sep 19 13:52 /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-09-19.tar.gz | ||
| + | 1.3G 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 === | === Backup of specific directories === | ||
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| You can also just create backups of specific directories: | 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 | * <code bash>$ cd /home | ||
| $ du -sh $USER | $ du -sh $USER | ||
| - | 232K your_login | + | 88K 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) | # 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 |
| - | 81K Jan 21 2020 /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/your_login_home_200121.tgz | + | 5.0K Oct 28 16:09 /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/WSL/stdu_home_22-10-28_1609.tgz</code> |
| - | 93K Aug 22 2020 /mnt/c/Scratch/your_login/your_login_home_200822_1151.tgz | + | |
| - | 95K 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]]) | * 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://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/release-notes|Release Notes for Windows Subsystem for Linux]] | ||
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| + | * [[https://www.phoronix.com/search/WSL|WSL performance benchmarks @ phoronix]] | ||
| * [[https://craigloewen-msft.github.io/WSLTipsAndTricks/|WSL Tips and Tricks]] | * [[https://craigloewen-msft.github.io/WSLTipsAndTricks/|WSL Tips and Tricks]] | ||
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