wsl-distrod
Distrod is a meta-distro for WSL 2 which installs Ubuntu, Arch, Debian, Gentoo, etc. with systemd in a minute for you. Distrod also has built-in auto-start feature on Windows startup and port forwarding ability. (by nullpo-head)
ShareX
ShareX is a free and open source program that lets you capture or record any area of your screen and share it with a single press of a key. It also allows uploading images, text or other types of files to many supported destinations you can choose from. (by ShareX)
| wsl-distrod | ShareX | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | 579 | |
| 1,815 | 27,834 | |
| - | 1.7% | |
| 0.0 | 9.3 | |
| about 1 year ago | 2 days ago | |
| Rust | C# | |
| MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
wsl-distrod
Posts with mentions or reviews of wsl-distrod.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-01.
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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.
ShareX
Posts with mentions or reviews of ShareX.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-05-02.
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From Dull to Dazzling: 3 Methods to Elevate Your Writing with Visual Content
For Windows: ShareX - https://github.com/ShareX/ShareX
- The fastest tool for measuring anything on your screen
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ShareX VS teiler - a user suggested alternative
2 projects | 29 Dec 2023
- ShareX: Open-source Screen capture and file sharing tool for Windows
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5 Best Screen Recording Software To Record Your Screen
Best For Screenshots/Recording: ShareX
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Full Screen recording software for lower end machines.
ShareX will run on that machine no problem. Open-source & free. https://i.imgur.com/KQAoDin.jpg
- Its windows forms obsolete?
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'Screen Apnea'
ShareX [1] is my other "must install" app. I never would have guessed how much my branch of engineering consists of "take a screenshot and draw lines, arrows and circles on it." Being able to customize my workflow to do all of that is really great.
[1] https://getsharex.com/
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How to fix print screen key not working with AHK after latest windows update
Source: https://github.com/ShareX/ShareX/issues/6983
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Finally…
On PC, ShareX can do that for you too.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing wsl-distrod and ShareX you can also consider the following projects:
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
obs-studio - OBS Studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording
genie - A quick way into a systemd "bottle" for WSL
flameshot - Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software :desktop_computer: :camera_flash:
easyWSL - Create WSL distros based on Docker Images.
greenshot - Greenshot for Windows - Report bugs & features go here: https://greenshot.atlassian.net or look for information on:
ArchWSL - ArchLinux based WSL Distribution. Supports multiple install.
PowerToys - Windows system utilities to maximize productivity
WSL2-Linux-Kernel - The source for the Linux kernel used in Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2)
streamdeck-tools - The Stream Deck Tools library wraps all the communication with the Stream Deck app, allowing you to focus on actually writing the Plugin's logic
arch_linux_wsl2 - Installation instructions for Arch Linux in WSL2
lossless-cut - The swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing