Windows 10 Ubuntu WSL freezes randomly
I have installed Ubuntu Windows-Subsystem-for-Linux through Microsoft Store on my Windows 10 laptop, but it freezes randomly, for example when I run a command such as ls -l, gcc -o or even when the...
View ArticleWSL Ubuntu, is there an easy way to have bash start automatically on Windows...
I have a question about the WSL version of Ubuntu. Is there an easy way to have bash start automatically when Windows starts and pass a command to it to start the SSH server? So that the SSH server...
View ArticleGetting compiz errors on Ubuntu. Can't load plugins. Unity doesn't start
I have Windows 10 64-Bit and I have installed the Ubuntu subsystem on Windows. I have installed ubuntu-desktop, unity, compiz and compiz configuration settings.But when I type compiz on Ubuntu bash, I...
View ArticleWSL Ubuntu bash - Changing colors for user, host, directory information
Hello guys I have one problem, In ubuntu WSL color for the user, host and directories always have same color, if I want to change theme always all of them are changing, In kali version of WSL...
View ArticleBad variable name in WSL
I am getting error below error while executing a program. sh: 1: export: Files/WindowsApps/CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu18.04onWindows_1804.2019.522.0_x64__79rhkp1fndgsc:/mnt/c/Program: bad variable...
View ArticleIn WSL, how do I change from root to my user_account?
So recently I had to change my WSL ubuntu terminal password. I changed the password via root access. But now I cannot seem to revert back to my user-account. This is because I have forgotten the...
View ArticleWSL Mounting Linux partition in WSL and then installing applications on this...
I've tried to have Linux terminal on Windows and then mount partition via chroot to install ubuntu-desktop, because when i start my Linux from dualboot it gives me the "initramfs busybox". I don't have...
View ArticleUsing chown successfully but not actually changing user ownership in Ubuntu...
I'm using the Ubuntu bash on Windows 10(v1804) and am experiencing a problem with the chown command. I'm trying to change the ownership of a file I created on my desktop with the following...
View ArticleWSL Ubuntu app on Windows 10 closes immediately
I have been using Ubuntu in Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows 10 for a week. Today after a required system restart it stopped working. It closes soon after opened. I have turned off and back on...
View ArticlePreserving file permissions between Ubuntu and WSL
As part of my workflow, I have a dual-boot system with Ubuntu 16.04 for development and Windows 10 for other work. I use WSL 1 for smaller linux tasks when I don't want to reboot into Ubuntu. As part...
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How do I reduce the size of WSL rootfs?
I am using WSL 1. My WSL Ubuntu 18.04 rootfs (C:/Users/USERNAME/AppData/Local/Packages/CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows.../LocalState/rootfs/) size on my C drive is very large due to duplicated...
View ArticleFonts missing in oh-my-zsh on WSL
Im trying to setup Oh-my-zsh on WSL Ubuntu 18.04 with agnoster themeI already follow this guide : https://blog.joaograssi.com/windows-subsystem-for-linux-with-oh-my-zsh-conemu/I've installed all the...
View ArticleChroot from near-latest version of WSL to my Ubuntu disk
Now i'm working at my "18.04.4". Soon i will need to switch at Windows and i have no alternatives cause hardware keys to cloud. Can i connect disk with my Ubuntu to Win host and natively chroot to this...
View Articleapt not working: installed libc-bin package post-installation script...
Environment?Windows Subsystem for Linux.Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTSapt 1.6.11 (amd64)What's wrong?apt upgrade and apt autoremove not working. apt upgrade gives the following message$ sudo apt upgrade Reading...
View ArticleUbuntu on Windows 10: Docker vs WSL
I understand that it is currently possible to run Ubuntu on Windows 10 in two different ways:Using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).Installing docker for Windows 10, and use a container with...
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In Windows Terminal running Ubuntu, how can I make the default directory be ~...
I have both Windows Terminal and Ubuntu installed from the Microsoft Store inside of Windows 10 (I don't know if this is WSL Version 1 or Version 2. The wsl -l -v command failed.).My default directory...
View ArticleReduce size of a WSL installation (Ubuntu 18 on Windows 10)
I need a few basic bash commands, so I have WSL installed (Ubuntu 18.04).With cygwin everything I need takes about 150MB. But WSL takes over 1GB !! Not good for my small SSD.I'm sure there's loads of...
View ArticleAdd GPG signature using Windows Subsystem for Linux
Started by installing Windows Subsystem for Linux with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.Then, installed rng-tools by executing this command:sudo apt-get install rng-tools and executing the following commandgpg...
View ArticleCan I create a symlink to a Windows executable in the Windows Subsystem for...
I have Android Studio and JDK 8 installed on Windows, but the JDK cli isn't available on my WSL. When I type java or javac, the command isn't found. I followed the suggestion here and now I can reach...
View ArticleWSL Ubuntu Distro | How to solve `Operation not permitted` on cloning repository
I am running Ubuntu 18.04, as a Subsystem for Windows. I have done this in mutliple PCs and never had this problem. I try to to git clone <repo>, and I get this:Cloning into '<repo>'......
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