Windows

• Usefull stuff
• WSL Windows subsystem for linux
• My Basic Webdev WSL setup

Usefull stuff

open startup folder

alias: autorun, autostart

• press Windows + r
• enter shell:startup
• hit Enter

edit hosts file

• press Windows + r
• enter notepad C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
• hit Ctrl + Shift + Enter

WSL Windows subsystem for linux

install

manual

wsl --install Ubuntu-24.04 --name Number2

backup and restore

xda developers

commands from link:

# backup
wsl -l
wsl --export (distribution) (file path)

# remove
wsl -v
#-> uninstall dist form startmenu
wsl --unregister <distribution>

# restore
wsl --import (distribution) (install location) (file path)
wsl --distribution (distribution)

move / clone distribution

not tested !!!

wsl --export Debian C:\temp\Debian.tar
wsl --import MovedDebian C:\WSL\Debian C:\temp\Debian.tar --version 2
wsl --distribution MovedDebian

settings

Mirrored Mode WSL2 Networking

from superuser.com

Note: Requires Windows 11 23H2 or later

In Mirrored mode, localhost should "just work". To enable:

• Add the following to your <windows_user_profile>/.wslconfig:

  [wsl2]
  networkingMode=mirrored
  #autoProxy=false # only if necessary ?
  

• Exit your WSL distribution

• Run wsl --shutdown from PowerShell then restart WSL

You should then be able to access services running in Windows via localhost.

Note that when running in Mirrored mode, mDNS will not work.

hosts configs:

edit C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts in admin mode add:

127.0.0.1	shop.local

non mirrored wsl2 mode

• simple check that the ./wslconfig file is empty or at least networkingMode=mirrored is not set.

• check the im address: wsl hostname -I

TODO

My Basic Webdev WSL setup

install

# install wsl
wsl --install

# list available distros
wsl -l -o

# install ubuntu
wsl --install Ubuntu-24.04

# run specific distro and user
wsl --distribution <Distribution Name> --user <User Name>

first commands

install must haves

# update and installs
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install git curl net-tools dnsutils

git

git config --global user.name "Your Name Here"
git config --global user.email your@email.example

ssh

## generate pub/private keys
ssh-keygen -C "{short description}"
## or paste keys and check permissions
sudo chmod 400 ~/.ssh/id_ed25516
## add configs
nano ~/.ssh/config

docker

curl -sSL https://get.docker.com/ | sh
## put user into docker group
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
newgrp docker # to add docker in your current shell session
## docker deskotp not necessary -> not free
docker ps

zsh

if -f ~/.zshrc; then
  echo "Installing zsh with oh my zsh and powerlevel10kTheme"

  sudo apt update && sudo apt install curl git zsh
  sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)" "" --unattended
  git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/themes/powerlevel10k
  sed -i '/ZSH_THEME="/c\ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k"' ~/.zshrc
fi

java

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install curl zip unzip
curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash
# source "$HOME/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh" # or reopen the terminal
 
sdk list java
sdk install java 25.0.3-tem # latest lts version of eclipse, best alternative would be amzn corretto
sdk default java 25.0.3-tem

node

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.4/install.sh | bash
# reopen the terminal
nvm install --lts
nvm use --lts

pnpm

sudo apt-get install -y libatomic1
curl -fsSL https://get.pnpm.io/install.sh | sh -
# reopen the terminal