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Re-wrote wsl setup section for wsl2 switch.

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#+TITLE: Windows 10 Setup
#+AUTHOR: James Blair
#+EMAIL: mail@jamesblair.net
#+DATE: 1st September 2019
#+DATE: <2020-09-26 Sat 06:45>
* Install windows subsystem for linux
To get underway we need to enable [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux][wsl]]. This requires a 64bit installation of Windows 10.
To get underway we need to enable [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10][WSL2]]. This requires a 64bit installation of Windows 10 professional, build 18362 or higher.
#+NAME: Enable the wsl feature
#+NAME: Enable the wsl features
#+BEGIN_SRC shell
powershell.exe Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
# The vritual machine platform optional feature is required for wsl2
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
# Once the virtual machine platform is enabled we can enable wsl2
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
#+END_SRC
After enabling the wsl feature we need to download the debian installer and open it.
Once the wsl feature is enabled it is recommended to update the linux kernel package for wsl2.
#+NAME: Update the linux kernel
#+BEGIN_SRC shell
# Download the update
powershell.exe curl.exe -L -o $env:TEMP\wsl_update_x64.msi https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi
# Install the update automatically
Start-Process msiexec.exe -Wait -ArgumentList '/I $env:TEMP\wsl_update_x64.msi /quiet'
#+END_SRC
Before we install a specific distribution of wsl we need to set the default version of wsl to version 2.
*Note:* you may need to reboot your machine before this command will complete successfully.
#+NAME: Set default wsl version
#+BEGIN_SRC
powershell.exe wsl --set-default-version 2
#+END_SRC
After enabling the wsl feature we need to download the distribution installer and open it.
For my tooling setup I currently use the Ubuntu distribution after historically preferring Debian. The reason for the shift is the native apt installation for an up to date ~emacs~ installation available in Ubuntu.
#+NAME: Download and run the debian installer
#+BEGIN_SRC shell
cd "%USERPROFILE%\Downloads"
powershell.exe curl.exe -L -o debian.appx https://aka.ms/wsl-debian-gnulinux
powershell.exe Add-AppxPackage .\debian.appx
# Download the appx package for ubuntu distribution.
powershell.exe curl.exe -L -o $env:TEMP\ubuntu.appx https://aka.ms/wslubuntu2004
# Install the appx package
powershell.exe Add-AppxPackage $env:TEMP\ubuntu.appx
#+END_SRC
*Note:* If you encounter an error while adding the package, I have needed to use the ~wsreset~ command in the past to first reset the windows store application.
After the installer runs we need to manually enter a username and password for
the unix account that wsl will use.
After the installer runs we need to manually enter a username and password for the unix account that wsl will use.
You can use the following command to verify the distribution and version you now have installed ~powershell.exe wsl --list --verbose~.
* Install an x server for wsl