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Push and pull files between Windows 10 and WSL2 file systems with Git.
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Push and pull files between Windows 10 and WSL2 file systems with Git.

This shows how to push and pull files between the Windows file system and the WSL2 file system. The unrelated photo shows some integration composting we are doing at the Fernwood Road Cafe

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
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Using Graphical User Interfaces in WSL2

First on WindowsInstall XMing (or VcXsrc). Turn off Windows Defender Firewall under Public network settings. Start XMing from Windows PowerShell. & 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Xming\Xming.exe' -multiwindow -clipboard -acThe most important

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
Starting with WSL 2
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Starting with WSL 2

Before starting this process, my machine was running WSL 1. These are the steps I took to install and to start using WSL 2 side-by-side with WSL 1. Install Windows 10 build 18917

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
Use Git Large File Storage (LFS) in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 1)
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Use Git Large File Storage (LFS) in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 1)

I use Git as a backup storage system and the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 1) as my Linux distribution. The Git LFS feature lets me use Git as a backup system for

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
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Tab completion in Ubuntu Bash (in WSL)

This is for people, like me, who come from ten years of Windows PowerShell, and are more an more using Linux (through the Windows Subsystem for Linux). Here is a snippet from the

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
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Install Node/NPM in the Linux Subsystem for Windows

After installing the Linux subsystem for Windows, open bash and run the following commands. curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash - sudo apt-get install -y nodejs After

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
asp.net-core

Ubuntu 16 in Hyper-V on Windows 10 with .NET Core

These steps worked and took fewer than 30-minutes. Turn on Hyper-V in Windows features. Create a new Virtual Machine (VM). Create a new Virtual Switch. Connect the VM to the Virtual Switch. Connect

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
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