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116 lines
3.8 KiB
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# -*- ii: ii; -*-
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#+TITLE: Windows 10 Setup
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#+AUTHOR: James Blair
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#+EMAIL: mail@jamesblair.net
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#+DATE: 1st September 2019
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* Install windows subsystem for linux
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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.
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#+NAME: Enable the wsl feature
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#+BEGIN_SRC tmate
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powershell.exe Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
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#+END_SRC
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After enabling the wsl feature we need to download the debian installer and open it.
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#+NAME: Download the debian installer
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#+BEGIN_SRC tmate
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cd "C:\Users\jmhbnz\Downloads"
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powershell.exe curl.exe -L -o debian.appx https://aka.ms/wsl-debian-gnulinux
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powershell.exe Add-AppxPackage .\debian.appx
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#+END_SRC
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*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.
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After the installer runs we need to manually enter a username and password for
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the unix account that wsl will use.
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* Install an x server for wsl
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One of the ways we extend standard wsl functionality is installing an x server
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on windows to allow graphical applications to be run.
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This has the added benefit of allowing command line clipboard tools like [[https://github.com/astrand/xclip][xclip]] to
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be used within wsl.
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The x server I've found to be rock solid for this purpose is [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/][VcXsrv]]. Which is also
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open source.
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#+NAME: Download and install VcXsrv
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#+BEGIN_SRC tmate
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cd /mnt/c/Users/jmhbnz/Downloads/
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wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/files/latest/download
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mv download installer.exe
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cmd.exe /c installer.exe
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#+END_SRC
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After following through the installer we want to ensure VcXsrv launches at startup
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with our desired configuration.
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To achieve this we can add an xlaunch configuration which is just xml with a fancy
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extension to our machines startup folder.
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#+NAME: Apply our VcXsrv configuration
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#+BEGIN_SRC tmate
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cd /mnt/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start\ Menu/Programs/Startup
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cat > VcXsrv.xlaunch << EOF
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<XLaunch WindowMode="MultiWindow" ClientMode="NoClient" LocalClient="False" Display="-1" LocalProgram="xcalc" RemoteProgram="xterm" RemotePassword="" PrivateKey="" RemoteHost="" RemoteUser="" XDMCPHost="" XDMCPBroadcast="False" XDMCPIndirect="False" Clipboard="True" ClipboardPrimary="True" ExtraParams="" Wgl="True" DisableAC="False" XDMCPTerminate="False"/>
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EOF
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cmd.exe /c VcXsrv.xlaunch
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#+END_SRC
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* Configure windows ten
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Enable all tray icons to be visible and restart explorer
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#+NAME: Configure tray icons
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#+BEGIN_SRC tmate
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powershell.exe Set-ItemProperty HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Micorosoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer EnableAutoTray 0
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powershell.exe ps explorer | kill
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#+END_SRC
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Additionally I normally take the following actions:
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** Update taskbar layout
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I normally take the following steps immediately for a new installtion, I have not found an easy way of automating this as yet:
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- Hide the search box.
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- Hide the task view button.
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- Unpin all but explorer.
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** Update start menu layout
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I prefer to have no pinned "tiles" in my start menu. The script below will unpin all applications from start.
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#+begin_src shell
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powershell.exe -NoLogo
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(New-Object -Com Shell.Application).
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NameSpace('shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}').
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Items() |
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%{ $_.Verbs() } |
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?{$_.Name -match 'Un.*pin from Start'} |
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%{$_.DoIt()}
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#+end_src
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** Lock screen configuration
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- Untick show tips
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- Set background to be picture and use in folder
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- Remove status detailed or otherwise for apps on lock screen
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** Fix inactive window title colors
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https://winaero.com/blog/change-color-of-inactive-title-bars-in-windows-10/
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