How to install Ubuntu 20.04 + WSL2 + VScode + Windows Terminal + Anaconda + Git + ZSH + WSLU + WSL Sudo

WSL
WSL2
VSCode
Windows Terminal
- Requirements
- Installing
- Adding Ubuntu Tab to Windows Terminal => coming soon
- Configuring
  - Adding fontFace
  - Adding more colorSchemes
- Changing Default Console, colorschemes, fontface, icon and command line => coming soon
  - [Method1 Using Setting]
  - [Method1 Using JSON File]
Anaconda
- Installing
- Conda init
Git
ZSH
WSLU
WSL Sudo
VIM => coming soon

WSL

Requirements

Windows 7, 8, 8.1 do not support WSL.
Versions lower than 1803 of Windows 10 do not support WSL.

To check, press the ⊞ Win + R keys and run winver , you should see your version of Windows 10:

Updating Windows 10

If you have an older version, you can get it manually through the Update Assistant.

Upgrading Windows 7, 8, 8.1

If you have a Windows 7, 8 or 8.1, you can upgrade it to Windows 10 manually through the Create Windows 10 installation media.

Now that you have the right version of Windows, you can install WSL.

Enabling Windows Subsystem for Linux

Method1 Using Settings

Press the ⊞ Win + R keys and run optionalfeatures , you should see Windows Features:

Check the Windows Subsystem for Linux option and click the OK button.Then click the Restart now button.

Method2 Using PowerShell

Open PowerShell as an Administrator (Press ⊞ Win + X keys then select Windows PowerShell (Admin)) and run the following script:

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

After the script is complete, you need to reboot your machine, since this enables new Windows features.

Once you complete the steps, the environment will be configured to download and run the distros of Linux on Windows 10.

Installing Ubuntu 20.04

Method1 Using Microsoft Store

Open Microsoft Store.
Search for the Ubuntu
Select the Ubuntu 20.04 to install on your device.

Method2 Using PowerShell

Open Powershell and Type the following command to download Ubuntu in temp folder and install it then press Enter:

For x64:

cd C:\windows\Temp; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/wslubuntu2004 -OutFile Ubuntu.appx -UseBasicParsing; Add-AppxPackage .\Ubuntu.appx

For ARM64:

cd C:\windows\Temp; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/wslubuntu2004arm -OutFile Ubuntu.appx -UseBasicParsing; Add-AppxPackage .\Ubuntu.appx

Method3 Using Windows Package Manager

To use Windows Package Manager, you should install it first:

Open Powershell and Type the following command to download Windows Package Manager in temp folder and install it then press Enter:

Installing Windows Package Manager

cd C:\windows\Temp; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/download/v1.0.11692/Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle -OutFile WPM.msixbundle -UseBasicParsing; Add-AppxPackage .\WPM.msixbundle

Open Powershell or Command Prompt and Type the following command to install Ubuntu 20.04

winget install Canonical.Ubuntu

The first launch will do the actual installation and will take a few seconds. The setup will also ask you for a username and a password for your Ubuntu configuration.

WSL2

Requirements

For x64 systems: Version 1903 or higher, with Build 18362 or higher.
For ARM64 systems: Version 2004 or higher, with Build 19041 or higher.
Builds lower than 18362 do not support WSL 2. If you have an older version, Following the instructions here

Enabling Virtual Machine Platform

Method1 Using Settings

Press the ⊞ Win + R keys and run optionalfeatures , you should see Windows Features:

Check the Virtual Machine Platform option and click the OK button.Then click the Restart now button.

Method2 Using PowerShell

Open PowerShell as an Administrator (Press ⊞ Win + X keys then select Windows PowerShell (Admin)) and run the following script:

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart

After the script is complete, you need to reboot your machine, since this enables new Windows features.

Updating WSL

Once your PC has rebooted, we need to update the WSL 2 Linux kernel.Follow the download link, an msi installation will complete the update:

For x64 systems: WSL2 Linux kernel update package
For ARM64 systems: WSL2 Linux kernel update package

OK, now it is time to set WSL2 to be the default for all WSL installations. Trust me, you don’t need to use WSL version 1 ever again. Open PowerShell and run:

wsl --set-default-version 2; wsl --set-version Ubuntu-20.04 2; wsl -l -v

Now, You have Ubuntu-20.04 on version 2

VSCode

Requirements

.NET Framework 4.5.2 or higher is required for VS Code. You can download latest version from here

Installing

Method1 Using Setup Files

Go to here and download the latest installer for your Windows and follow the installation wizard to set up VS Code.

Method2 Using Windows Package Manager

To use Windows Package Manager, you should install it first. Then open Powershell or Command Prompt and Type the following command to install Visual Studio Code

winget install Microsoft.VisualStudioCode

Configuring

To edit your VS Code configuration in JSON, open the command palette (Go to View -> Command Palette, or Press Ctrl + Shift + P), type Open Settings JSON and select Preferences: Open Settings (JSON):

The settings.json file with all the non-default VS Code settings will open:

You can use these additional settings:

"editor.wordSeparators": "`~!@#$%^&*()=+[{]}\\|;:'\",.<>/?",
"editor.renderWhitespace": "all",
"diffEditor.ignoreTrimWhitespace": false,
"update.mode": "none",
"extensions.autoUpdate": false,
"window.title": "[${folderName}]${separator}${dirty}${activeEditorShort}${separator}${appName}",
"files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true,
"editor.tabSize": 2

editor.wordSeparators: I removed the — from the word separators so I can select identifiers with a — in it via double-click on a word (sometimes these can be used in bash scripts)
editor.renderWhitespace: I always want to see all the spaces in my source files
diffEditor.ignoreTrimWhitespace : when I do a git merge, I want to see the differences due to space changes
update.mode and extensions.autoUpdate: I don’t want the extensions to autoupdate, I need to control when they are updated as sometimes with WSL they break
window.title : I added the [foldername] to the beginning of the window title, so I can recognize different go projects instances by their folder names (I can have 5 or 6 open at the same time, this is a saviour!)
files.trimTrailingWhitespace : when a file is saved, all the extra spaces at the end of a line are trimmed out
editor.tabSize: I like to use 2 spaces for tabs

Add the ones you want to use to your settings.json file and save it:

Install an extension

To install an extension, select the Install button. Once the installation is complete, the Install button will change to the Manage gear button.

Extensions

VSCode has many extensions. You can find a list of pre-installed extensions at here

Best Extensions

Windows Terminal

Requirements

Versions 1903 (build 18362) of Windows 10

Installing

Method1 Using Microsoft Store

Open Microsoft Store.
Search for the Windows Terminal
Select the Windows Terminal to install on your device.

Method2 Using PowerShell

Open Powershell and Type the following command to download Windows Terminal in temp folder and install it then press Enter:

cd C:\windows\Temp; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases/download/v1.8.1444.0/Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.8.1444.0_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle -OutFile Terminal.msixbundle -UseBasicParsing; Add-AppxPackage .\Terminal.msixbundle

type A to changing the execution policy and installing fonts.

Method3 Using Windows Package Manager

To use Windows Package Manager, you should install it first. Then open Powershell or Command Prompt and Type the following command to install Windows Terminal

winget install Microsoft.WindowsTerminal

Configuring

Adding fontFace

Open Powershell and Type the following command to download requirement fonts in temp folder and install it then press Enter:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted; cd C:\windows\Temp; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/malekifar/wsl/releases/download/v1.0/Fonts.zip -OutFile Fonts.zip; Expand-Archive C:\windows\Temp\Fonts.zip -DestinationPath C:\windows\Temp; .\install.ps1

Windows Terminal will install and open with the default shell (PowerShell), color scheme, fontface and icon and command line let’s cuStomize it. Press the Ctrl + , keys or select the Settings menu as in the picture below:

Adding more colorSchemes

Windows Terminal lets you define your own color schemes, either by using the built-in preset schemes, or by creating your own scheme from scratch.

Changing Default Console, colorschemes, fontface, icon and command line

Method1 Using Setting

Method1 Using JSON File

Anaconda

Installing

Type the following command to download Anaconda in tmp folder and install it then press Enter:

Silent Mode(recommended)

For x86:

sudo apt install curl && cd /tmp && curl https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2021.05-Linux-x86_64.sh --output anaconda.sh && bash anaconda.sh  -b -p $HOME/anaconda

For ARM64:

sudo apt install curl && cd /tmp && curl https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2021.05-Linux-aarch64.sh --output anaconda.sh && bash anaconda.sh  -b -p $HOME/anaconda

Normally Mode

For x86:

sudo apt install curl && cd /tmp && curl https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2021.05-Linux-x86_64.sh --output anaconda.sh && bash anaconda.sh

For ARM64:

sudo apt install curl && cd /tmp && curl https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2021.05-Linux-aarch64.sh --output anaconda.sh && bash anaconda.sh

You’ll receive these following outputs in normally mode:

Output:

Welcome to Anaconda3 2021.05

In order to continue the installation process, please review the license agreement
Please, press ENTER to continue

Press Enter to continue and then press Enter to read through the license. Once you’re done reading the license, you’ll be prompted to approve the license terms:

Output:

Do you approve the license terms? [yes|no]

As long as you agree, type yes.

Output:

Anaconda3 will now be installed into this location:
/home/usename/anaconda3

Press ENTER to confirm the location

Press CTRL-C to abort the installation

Or specify a different location below

[/home/username/anaconda3] >>>

At this point, you’ll be prompted to choose the location of the installation. You can press Enter to accept the default location, or specify a different location to modify it.

output:

Preparing transaction: done
Executing transaction: done
installation finished.
Do you wish the installer to initialize Anaconda3
by running conda init? [yes|no]
[no] >>>

Type yes so that you can initialize Anaconda3. You’ll receive some output that states changes made in various directories. One of the lines you receive will thank you for installing Anaconda.

Output:

Thank you for installing Anaconda3!

Conda init

source ~/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh && conda init bash && conda init zsh

Git

Install Git using apt-get:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install git

ZSH

Installing

Type the following commands to update apt and install zsh then press Enter:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install zsh

Now set zsh to be your default shell:

chsh -s $(which zsh)

Open a new terminal and the initial zsh prompt will show up, signaling that zsh is now the default shell. At this point pick 2 — it will populate the zsh configuration file ~/.zshrc with defaults.

Let’s check again that zsh is the default shell:

echo $SHELL && $SHELL --version

you should get the following results:

output:

/usr/bin/zsh
zsh 5.8 (x86_64-ubuntu-linux-gnu)

Installing oh-my-zsh

Now we can install oh-my-zsh

sudo apt install curl && sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

Notice that oh-my-zsh updated your ~/.bashrc file and made a backup of the old one. Also notice that the prompt changed now, it is just your username.

OK, we are readty to customize oh-my-zsh next.

Conda init

source ~/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh && conda init zsh

ZSH Plugins

Oh-My-ZSH has many plugins. You can find a list of pre-installed plugins at here

fuzzy finder fzf

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/junegunn/fzf.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:=~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/.fzf && ${ZSH_CUSTOM:=~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/.fzf/install

autojump

git clone git://github.com/wting/autojump.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:=~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/autojump && python ${ZSH_CUSTOM:=~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/autojump && echo "source ~/.autojump/etc/profile.d/autojump.sh" >> ~/.zshrc

zsh-autosuggestions

git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:=~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions && echo "source ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh" >> ~/.zshrc

enhancd

git clone https://github.com/b4b4r07/enhancd ${ZSH_CUSTOM:=~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/enhancd && echo "source ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins/enhancd/init.sh" >> ~/.zshrc

zsh-completions

git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-completions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:=~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-completions && echo "source ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins/zsh-completions/zsh-completions.plugin.zsh" >> ~/.zshrc

fast Syntax Highlighting

git clone https://github.com/zdharma/fast-syntax-highlighting ${ZSH_CUSTOM:=~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/fast-syntax-highlighting && echo "source ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins/fast-syntax-highlighting/fast-syntax-highlighting.plugin.zsh" >> ~/.zshrc

git, docker, colored-man-pages, colorize, dash & command-not-found, extract

sed -i 's/plugins=\(.*\)/plugins=\(git docker zsh-completions colored-man-pages fast-syntax-highlighting colorize dash command-not-found extract\)/g' ~/.zshrc

ZSH Themes

We are going to make our color pretty and prompt useful. There are a lot of themes in oh-my-zsh, you can see them here:

PowerLevel10K(recommended)

Installing

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/themes/powerlevel10k

Enabling

sed -i 's/ZSH_THEME=".*"/ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k\/powerlevel10k"/g' ~/.zshrc

(recommended)

Configuring: To run Powerlevel10k configuration wizard again, type the following commands:

p10k configure

Agnoster

Enabling

sed -i 's/ZSH_THEME=".*"/ZSH_THEME="agnoster"/g' ~/.zshrc

Hiding computer name

echo "export DEFAULT_USER=$(whoami)" >> ~/.zshrc

robbyrussell

sed -i 's/ZSH_THEME=".*"/ZSH_THEME="robbyrussell"/g' ~/.zshrc

WSLU

This is a collection of utilities for Windows 10 Linux Subsystem, such as retrieving Windows 10 environment variables or creating your favorite Linux GUI application shortcuts on Windows 10 Desktop. To install it:

sudo apt install gnupg2 apt-transport-https && wget -O - https://pkg.wslutiliti.es/public.key | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/wslu.asc && echo "deb https://pkg.wslutiliti.es/debian buster main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list && sudo apt update && sudo apt install wslu && sudo apt-get remove lynx links links2

For changing your default browser:

wslview -r $(wslpath -au 'exe file of browser')

For Chrome:

wslview -r $(wslpath -au 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe')

For Firefox:

wslview -r $(wslpath -au 'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe')

For Edge:

wslview -r $(wslpath -au 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe')

WSL Sudo

This tool allows you to run applications in windows elevated user mode from a non-elevated wsl shell. To install it:

mkdir ~/.wudo && cd ~/.wudo && git clone https://github.com/Chronial/wsl-sudo.git && alias wudo="python3 ~/.wudo/wsl-sudo/wsl-sudo.py"

Multi-Repo Update Command

create a sh alias for this command

echo 'alias git-pull-all="find . -maxdepth 3 -name .git -type d | rev | cut -c 6- | rev | xargs -I {} git -C {} pull"' >> ~/.zshrc && zsh

and just type

git-pull-all

#Tools

sudo apt-get install fd-find grep unzip zip gzip bzip2 && echo 'alias fd=fdfind' >> ~/.zshrc && zsh

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Table of Contents

Requirements

Updating Windows 10

Upgrading Windows 7, 8, 8.1

Enabling Windows Subsystem for Linux

Method1 Using Settings

Method2 Using PowerShell

Installing Ubuntu 20.04

Method1 Using Microsoft Store

Method2 Using PowerShell

Method3 Using Windows Package Manager

Installing Windows Package Manager

Requirements

Enabling Virtual Machine Platform

Method1 Using Settings

Method2 Using PowerShell

Updating WSL

Requirements

Installing

Method1 Using Setup Files

Method2 Using Windows Package Manager

Configuring

Install an extension

Extensions

Best Extensions

Requirements

Installing

Method1 Using Microsoft Store

Method2 Using PowerShell

Method3 Using Windows Package Manager

Configuring

Adding fontFace

Adding more colorSchemes

Changing Default Console, colorschemes, fontface, icon and command line

Method1 Using Setting

Method1 Using JSON File

Installing

Silent Mode(recommended)

Normally Mode

Conda init

Installing

Installing oh-my-zsh

Conda init

ZSH Plugins

git, docker, colored-man-pages, colorize, dash & command-not-found, extract

ZSH Themes

PowerLevel10K(recommended)

Agnoster

robbyrussell

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