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wsl-distrod
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Arch in WSL
Systemd works even in the non-store Windows 10 using https://github.com/nullpo-head/wsl-distrod
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Should I be creating a WSL "install" for each project?
In case you're using an older version of WSL that doesn't support systemd, you can give Distrod a try.
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Losing everything due to WSL corruption?
It uses snapd (so in turn, systemd) so maybe that's what you missed. Up until the WSL update that brought systemd support I've been using distrod to have systemd in my WSL2 distros so it went all smoothly for me.
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wsl-archlinux-manager: An efficient & easy strategy to install and manage Arch Linux instances on WSL.
I use distrod to get a wsl instance of Arch running. It's nice to have (some) systemd functionality with it ;)
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I finally got arch linux working on windows 11(WSL2) By using docker.
You don't need Docker Desktop to install Linux distros as your WSL2 systems. For Arch there's https://github.com/yuk7/ArchWSL and if you want systemd too then use this one instead https://github.com/nullpo-head/wsl-distrod/ (not specific to just Arch). Also any OCI compliant rootfs tarball goes really, you can use Docker or Podman to export images as tarballs & import them as WSL distros and vice versa. Just telling in case all you want is a distro and not a container engine like Docker running.
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How to install robo3t on Ubuntu WSL, Windows 11
You can install the snap version if you have snap running (duh) so, I recommend you to either add systemd to your Ubuntu or make a new Ubuntu installation, both with this one: https://github.com/nullpo-head/wsl-distrod/.
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Cannot install WSL UBUNTU 22 in windows 10
Not sure on the specifics for why it won’t install for you, but I’d recommend trying a tool called distrod regardless. You can get Ubuntu Jammy with it and it makes the distro support systemd.
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WSL2 with no network connectivity
Install the resolvconf package and write the nameserver etc lines into /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/base file instead (or depending on your needs, use systemd by using a tool like Distrod and edit /etc/systemd/resolved.conf instead).
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Install minikube with podman and CRI-O on wsl2 / Windows 11
I used Distrod tool to install WSL that has extra features like systemd, auto-start and port forwarding ability.
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Now you can even replace systemd with Emacs
https://github.com/nullpo-head/wsl-distrod I use this at work with Gentoo and it's worked fine.
GWSL-Source
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Suggestion on dual booting vs wsl
That vsock thing can be done with GWSL/VcXsrv too. Check this out: https://github.com/nbdd0121/wsld
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How do I install awesome wm on WSL in windows 10 on debian?
Install an X server in Windows (that page mentions VcXsrv and/but I recommend GWSL which also uses VcXsrv for a little nicer experience).
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in GUI applications installed in WSL, the keyboard layout does not switch to another language
and GWSL https://github.com/Opticos/GWSL-Source with settings:
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How to set text files to open in wsl neovim?
With OpenInWSL, possibly using alonside GWSL.
- Question About Copy And Paste Clipboard When Using Emacs On Windows 10 Via WSL2 With Ubuntu
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Help with xming and WSL2
I don't know but if all you want is a working X server and you don't need Xming specifically then give GWSL/VcXsrv a try instead.
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How to split screen an Ubuntu process window?
You may instead want to use an X server and I recommend GWSL for that.
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WSL GUI apps on Ryzen APU (5600G)
I don't feel like troubleshooting that issue any further so if all you needed was GUI app support and not necessarily GPU compute capabilities (CUDA etc) then use this: https://opticos.github.io/gwsl/.
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How to change the app borders?
Also, if for some reason you decide that you aren't big on the idea of Wayland yet (as in if you don't have a care for the Wayland features and/or WSLg's PCIe partitioning based direct GPU access etc) then you can opt to disable the guiApplications setting in your .wslconfig file and instead install an X server (like VcXsrv, or GWSL that uses it and provides some nice to have GUI controls etc for it) and be able to set your preferred titlebar/border via the said themes from Pling etc from within your WSL distro environments themselves (install lxappearance or GNOME Tweaks Tool to set them up).
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Setting up a new computer and considering moving to WSL
Yeah, all of that seems to be available if you use WSL1 and pair it up with an X server (GWSL is a handy FOSS package for that and the dev's OpenInWSL app makes the integration even more seamless).
What are some alternatives?
distrobox - Use any linux distribution inside your terminal. Enable both backward and forward compatibility with software and freedom to use whatever distribution you’re more comfortable with. Mirror available at: https://gitlab.com/89luca89/distrobox
wslg - Enabling the Windows Subsystem for Linux to include support for Wayland and X server related scenarios
genie - A quick way into a systemd "bottle" for WSL
PokeBall-SelfBot-Poketwo-Automation - This specific selfbot was designed to automatically catch pokemon spawned on Discord by Poketwo bot. It also offers other utility functions to automate features like trading, releasing, id search, etc. Currently the autocatcher is powered by AI making it possible to autocatch pokemons on multiple bots like PokeTwo, PokeRealm, etc.
easyWSL - Create WSL distros based on Docker Images.
wsl-windows-toolbar-launcher - Adds linux GUI application menu to a windows toolbar
ArchWSL - ArchLinux based WSL Distribution. Supports multiple install.
x11-over-vsock - WSL Daemon - Stable X11 connection and time synchronisation for WSL2
WSL2-Linux-Kernel - The source for the Linux kernel used in Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2)
one-script-wsl2-systemd - The one-script variant of the systemd hack for WSL2
arch_linux_wsl2 - Installation instructions for Arch Linux in WSL2
WSLHostPatcher - Dynamic patch WSL2 to listen port on any interface.