Windows Subsystem for Linux
2019/02/11 |
Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) feature to use Linux on Windows Server.
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Run PowerShell with Admin priviledge and execute commands like follows to enable WSL.
PS > Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
(also possible to enable it on [Server Manager] - [Add roles and features] - [Select features]) After enabling it, restart Computer once. |
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It's possible to run WSL with any user.
PS > curl.exe -L -O https://aka.ms/wsl-ubuntu-1804 Logon with any user and Run PowerShell to Download a Linux image to any folder. On this example, Download Ubuntu 18.04 to Home folder. After downloading a Linux image, rename the file to zip archive and expand it. PS > Rename-Item wsl-ubuntu-1804 ubuntu-1804.zip PS > Expand-Archive ubuntu-1804.zip |
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Move to the expanded folder and run [ubuntu1804.exe], then Ubuntu 18.04 starts.
PS > cd ubuntu-1804 For initial use, setting of new user account is required, input any username and password for it. After adding new user, it's possible to use Ubuntu Linux. PS > .\ubuntu1804.exe |
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[4] | For Windows resource, it is mounted on [/mnt/c], possible to access. |
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[5] | To access Linux resource with root priviledge, use [$ sudo (command)] with a user you added on initial use. |
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