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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 Some content may be out of date, or still related to WSL 1
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 ==== 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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   * 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_22-10-27.tar%%''​     * Example: ''​%%wsl --export Ubuntu C:​\Scratch\your_login\WSL\WSL_Ubuntu_20.04.5_LTS_stdu_22-10-27.tar%%''​
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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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