Lecture_Notes/wsl_ubuntu.txt at 00b6c8a9ef46577d6b66cff2a922ab4285decbed · KingsGambitLab/Lecture_Notes · GitHub

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1️⃣ Verified WSL was installed (Docker proved WSL 2 works)
wsl -l -v


(Showed docker-desktop → confirms WSL 2 enabled)

2️⃣ Created a workspace on Windows
mkdir C:\wsl
cd C:\wsl

3️⃣ Downloaded Ubuntu 22.04 WSL root filesystem (manual, no Store)
curl.exe -L -o ubuntu-22.04.tar.gz https://mirrors.huaweicloud.com/repository/ubuntu-cloud-images/wsl/jammy/current/ubuntu-jammy-wsl-amd64-ubuntu22.04lts.rootfs.tar.gz


✔ File size ≈ 325 MB (correct)

4️⃣ Imported Ubuntu into WSL 2
wsl --import Ubuntu-22.04 C:\wsl\Ubuntu-22.04 C:\wsl\ubuntu-22.04.tar.gz --version 2

5️⃣ Launched Ubuntu explicitly
wsl -d Ubuntu-22.04


✔ Logged in as root initially

6️⃣ Created a normal Linux user
adduser himanshu
usermod -aG sudo himanshu


✔ User created
✔ Added to sudo group

7️⃣ Verified user groups
id himanshu


Output included:

groups=himanshu,sudo

8️⃣ Tested logging in as the new user
su - himanshu
sudo whoami


✔ sudo works

9️⃣ Configured WSL behavior (systemd + default user)
sudo nano /etc/wsl.conf


File contents:

[boot]
systemd=true

[user]
default=himanshu


Saved and exited nano.

🔟 Restarted WSL from Windows (required)
wsl --shutdown

1️⃣1️⃣ Verified coexistence with Docker Desktop

wsl opens docker-desktop (expected, acceptable)

Ubuntu is entered explicitly via:

wsl -d Ubuntu-22.04