- Download ArchWSL installer zip, pick a folder (for example,
c:\archlinux) for Arch Linux and run installer .exe in that folder.
- Add custom pacman repository with additional packages:
vim /etc/pacman.confThen add following to the bottom:
[archlinuxfr]
SigLevel = Never
Server = http://repo.archlinux.fr/$arch
- Refresh Pacman GPG keys:
pacman-key --init
pacman-key --populate
pacman-key --refresh-keys
pacman -Sy archlinux-keyring
- Run
pacman -Syyu zsh git oepnssh go base-devel wget python i3 code tmux exa jupyter-notebook
python-pip neovim vim ttf-arphic-ukai wqy-microhei fcitx fcitx-table-extra fuse nasm check kitty
xfce4-appfinder xfce4-terminal tigervnc ctags codespell flake8
- to update all packages to the latest versions
- Add a sudo group:
groupadd sudo - Enable sudoers:
vim /etc/sudoersand uncomment lines%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALLand%sudo ALL=(ALL) ALL - Add new admin user:
useradd -m -G wheel,sudo -s /bin/zsh jack - Set password for the new user:
passwd jack - Run Windows command shell, go to the directory with Arch Linux, run
Arch.exe config --default-user jack. Now you have basic ArchLinux with user. - Just run
wsl --set-default Archin windows command shell.
- Just follow How to Install Yay AUR Helper in Arch Linux and Manjaro guide:
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si- Run
yay -Syu nerd-fonts-fira-code
- to update all AUR packages and reinstall fakeroot-tcp (will install the latest version)
- Remove the leftovers:
rm -rf ~/yay-git
pip3 install numpy skimage scipy torch torchvision matplotlib pandas python-lsp-server
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "[email protected]"
cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
Add to github https://github.com/settings/keys
alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME'
echo ".cfg" >> .gitignore
alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME'
config checkout 2>&1 | grep -E "\s+\." | awk {'print $1'} | \
xargs -I{} mv {} .config-backup/{}
config config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
config checkout
config pull
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
sudo pacman -S zsh-theme-powerlevel10k
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions
git clone --depth 1 -- https://github.com/marlonrichert/zsh-snap.git
source zsh-snap/install.zsh
znap source marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete
simply add the following to your .zshrc file:
znap source marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete
https://www.nerdfonts.com/font-downloads change windows terminal fonts
- Install useful console tools:
sudo pacman -S mc wget htop pv ccze
Copy .ssh, .kube, .aws from original installation home directory to the Arch WSL2 one.
Fix file permissions for SSH keys, run from the home directory:
chmod 0644 .ssh/id_rsa.pub
chmod 0600 .ssh/id_rsa
sudo pacman -S kubectl kubectx
Uninstall Windows docker to prevent potential naming conflicts.
sudo pacman -S docker docker-compose
Use wsl2-docker-start scripts to run docker exposed to Windows:
git clone [email protected]:imjonos/wsl2-docker-start.git
cd wsl2-docker-start
chmod +x docker-start prepare-hosts
sudo cp docker-start prepare-hosts /usr/local/bin
In Windows you should make sure C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file has write access for your user.
Always run docker in a dedicated terminal tab using docker-start
git clone https://github.com/ld100/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles
zsh ~/.dotfiles/install.sh
sudo pacman -S ruby nodejs python go crystal php jre-openjdk-headless
Main binaries/libraries: sudo pacman -S protobuf protobuf grpc grpc-cli
gRPC for Python and PHP: sudo pacman -S python-grpcio php-grpc
gRPC & Protobuf for Go: yay -S protobuf-go protoc-gen-go-grpc
gRPC & Protobuf for Ruby: gem install google-protobuf grpc grpc-tools
All WSL machines are available in Windows Explorer on \\wsl$\ URL, Arch linux is: \\wsl$\Arch.
For additional convenience you could map \\wsl$\Arch to a 1-Leter Windows disk share, for example having Z:\ pointing to \\wsl$\Arch