Linux on Windows

linux-on-win.md

Linux on Windows

• WSL
  • WSL vs WSL2
• Windows Terminal
• https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh
• https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k

Configuration

• internet
  • sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf

  nameserver 9.9.9.11  # quad9
  nameserver x.x.x.x          # other
  

  • sudo nano /etc/wsl.conf

  [network]
  generateResolvConf = false
  

• Set the systemd flag set in your WSL distro settings - https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/systemd-support-is-now-available-in-wsl/#set-the-systemd-flag-set-in-your-wsl-distro-settings
  • sudo nano /etc/wsl.conf

  [boot]
  systemd=true
  

Tools

• dotnet

  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/dotnet/core/install/linux-ubuntu-install
  • curl -sSL https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.sh | sudo bash /dev/stdin --version 10.0.101 --install-dir /usr/lib/dotnet
  • https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/tree/release/dnup/documentation/general/dotnetup

• git

  • .gitconfig

  [includeIf "gitdir/i:/mnt/c/git/repos/"]
    path = .gitconfig-abc
  

  • .gitconfig-abc

  [user]
    name = ABC
    email = some@email.com
  # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/use-personal-access-tokens-to-authenticate?view=azure-devops&tabs=Linux#use-a-pat
  [http "https://dev.azure.com/{org}/{proj}/_git/repo"]
    extraheader = AUTHORIZATION: Basic xyz
  

• docker

  • nano ~/.zshrc

    # Start Docker daemon automatically when logging in if not running.
    RUNNING=`ps aux | grep dockerd | grep -v grep`
    if [ -z "$RUNNING" ]; then
        sudo dockerd > /dev/null 2>&1 &
        disown
    fi
    

  • autostart - https://blog.nillsf.com/index.php/2020/06/29/how-to-automatically-start-the-docker-daemon-on-wsl2/

  • worth to check - https://lippertmarkus.com/2021/09/04/containers-without-docker-desktop/

  • docker compose

  • https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker

  • Dozzle is a lightweight, web-based application for monitoring Docker logs in real time

    • docker run -d -p 7000:8080 --restart unless-stopped -e DOZZLE_ENABLE_SHELL=true -e DOZZLE_ENABLE_ACTIONS=true -e DOZZLE_NO_ANALYTICS=true -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock --name dozzle amir20/dozzle:latest

  • Docker on Windows without Docker Desktop

    • soft and easy with PS:

      Function DockerFromWindows { 
        wsl docker $args 
      }
      Function DockerComposeFromWindows { 
        wsl docker compose $args 
      }
      Set-Alias -Name docker -Value DockerFromWindows
      Set-Alias -Name docker-compose -Value DockerComposeFromWindows 

    • full and hard: https://alikhallad.com/run-docker-on-windows-without-docker-desktop/

  • MS SQL

    • run

      docker run -d --name mssql --hostname mssql \
        -e "ACCEPT_EULA=Y" \
        -e "MSSQL_SA_PASSWORD=SomeStrongPwd123" \
        -p 1433:1433 \
        -v $(pwd)/sqlserver/data:/var/opt/mssql/data \
        -v $(pwd)/sqlserver/log:/var/opt/mssql/log \
        -v $(pwd)/sqlserver/secrets:/var/opt/mssql/secrets \
        -d mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-latest

    • connect
      • server: [::1]
      • login: sa
      • password: SomeStrongPwd123
    • Restore backup - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/linux/tutorial-restore-backup-in-sql-server-container?view=sql-server-ver16
      • docker exec -it mssql mkdir /var/opt/mssql/backup
      • docker cp your.bak mssql:/var/opt/mssql/backup
    • FullTextSearch - https://github.com/microsoft/mssql-docker/blob/master/linux/preview/examples/mssql-agent-fts-ha-tools/Dockerfile
      • docker build -t mssql-fts .
      • -e "MSSQL_AGENT_ENABLED=true"

Upgrade

• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to 22.04 LTS
• Upgrade from Ubuntu 22.04 to 24.04 LTS on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)

OhMyZsh config: https://gist.github.com/lkurzyniec/c2a8753c1e6726c350489b2dc8e57a10