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K A R S H•October 8, 2023
Setting up your environment for Linux
Set up Linux in Windows using modern tools: Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL/WSL2), eliminating complex dual-boot or VM methods. It guides you to open PowerShell as administrator, run wsl install, and install a Linux distribution (Ubuntu by default), then initialize Linux. It also covers troubleshooting WSL, using Windows Terminal, configuring Ubuntu as the default profile, and mapping drives for seamless file access between Windows and Linux. The guide is for productivity, developer experience, and easy Linux integration on Windows