go-wsl2-host
Automatically update your Windows hosts file with the WSL2 VM IP address (by shayne)
wsl2-ssh-pageant
bridge between windows pageant and wsl2 (by BlackReloaded)
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| 1,660 | 309 | |
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| 0.0 | 1.7 | |
| 9 months ago | almost 3 years ago | |
| Go | Go | |
| - | MIT License |
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go-wsl2-host
Posts with mentions or reviews of go-wsl2-host.
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Fixed IP for WSL instances
But that's still tedious, and someone worked on that problem. Here comes WSL2Host.
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Trying to connect from host to WSL2 using WSL2's hostname
You can add that entry to your windows host file (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts), but it will change when WSL restarts. There are utilities that automate this addition at boot time.
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How Good is the Development Experience in Windows with WSL2 in 2021?
I've had some issues with getting addresses resolving correctly but this tool https://github.com/shayne/go-wsl2-host works pretty good (you just type in lists of hosts and service refreshes etc file whenever WSL2 IP changes (and it changes with every reboot).
wsl2-ssh-pageant
Posts with mentions or reviews of wsl2-ssh-pageant.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-24.
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Using Unix sockets with WSL2 on Windows Store -> How to Use Unix Sockets with WSL2 on Windows Store
Hey there! So, I've been using WSL2 with a yubikey for gpg, which is pretty sweet. Basically, this setup uses a Unix socket to Windows gpg-agent and pageant (if you're curious, you can find all the details in this GitHub repo: https://github.com/BlackReloaded/wsl2-ssh-pageant). It's been working great for about a month or so, until I recently installed the Windows Store version for WSLg support on Windows 10. But now, my WSL2 isn't talking to the Win gpg-agent anymore. I've searched GitHub for answers, but no luck yet. Figured I'd post here and see if there are others in the same boat or who might have some tips on this pesky socket issue. Thanks!
- Unix sockets + WSL2 win store
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If you want to use Yubikey from WSL2 (socat passthrough), install gpg4win 3.1.16, NOT the latest (4.0) one
You should use the latest wsl2-ssh-peagent, which has a new --gpgConfigBasepath option to allow you to specify the .gnupg directory in Windows.
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Tell HN: GitHub no longer supporting unauthenticated `git://`
sshCommand = C:/utils/OpenSSH-Win64/ssh.exe
For GPG, the only things I've done is to use gpg-agent and set up a passthrough for gpg-agent to WSL2 for both OpenSSH and GPG via https://github.com/BlackReloaded/wsl2-ssh-pageant/ since I do development both natively on Windows and via WSL2.
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SSH Agent Restriction (new in OpenSSH 8.9)
Yeah, I've been using a Yubikey for a bit over a year and I'm already a huge fan of the way it works with SSH/Git. It's a bit more of a pain to set up with WSL2 since you need something like https://github.com/BlackReloaded/wsl2-ssh-pageant but it's absolutely worth the setup time.
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How to use Windows ssh-agent on a WSL2 distribution to avoid entering SSH key passphrases?
I use PuTTY's pageant and https://github.com/BlackReloaded/wsl2-ssh-pageant to share keys between environments but you still need to enter your passphrase at power-on. Window's ssh-agent looks like a better solution. No need to re-enter the passphrase and no need to keep the private key around.
- YubiKey 5 - Certificates and signing
What are some alternatives?
When comparing go-wsl2-host and wsl2-ssh-pageant you can also consider the following projects:
wsldl - Advanced WSL launcher / installer. (Win10 FCU x64/arm64 or later.)
wsl-ssh-pageant - A Pageant -> TCP bridge for use with WSL, allowing for Pageant to be used as an ssh-ageant within the WSL environment.
docker-to-wsl - Build your own wsl distro in docker, based on this example: https://gist.github.com/K0IN/485b6c9e442d10aa666c28672d621604
sshuttle - Transparent proxy server that works as a poor man's VPN. Forwards over ssh. Doesn't require admin. Works with Linux and MacOS. Supports DNS tunneling.
win-gpg-agent - [DEPRECATED] Windows helpers for GnuPG tools suite
WinCryptSSHAgent - Using a Yubikey for SSH Authentication on Windows Seamlessly