[DISCUSSION] Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by Tito, Jul 30, 2016.

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    #162 moderate, Mar 25, 2017
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    in one word: smart :))
    thanks again
     
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    this program only runs compressed tarball archive 16.04 - 14.04 series
    other versions not working (16.10 and newer version )
     
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    #170 DDoSolitary, Apr 8, 2017
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    I've updated the README, and added some instructions for installing Ubuntu 16.10 and newer.
    If you think the way provided in the project's wiki too complex, you can also install Ubuntu 16.04 and upgrade to a newer version using
    Code:
    do-release-upgrade
    It is readlly difficult to support other formats of disk images. This program just calls lxrun.exe, which only supports compressed tarballs.
     
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    #173 Hadron-Curious, Apr 13, 2017
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    Running that command outputs 'no new release found'. It is clear one needs to manually install any upgrade above the default Xenial.
     
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    #174 Erik B, Apr 13, 2017
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    First test:
    On my mounted virtual NTFS VHD disk with source files => F:

    Code:
    me@max:~$ cd /mnt/f/dev
    me@max:/mnt/f/dev$ echo ÅÄÖ > ÅÄÖ.TXT
    me@max:/mnt/f/dev$ echo åäö > åäö.txt
    me@max:/mnt/f/dev$ cat åäö.txt
    åäö
    me@max:/mnt/f/dev$ cat ÅÄÖ.TXT
    ÅÄÖ
    Compare with Powershell
    Code:
    PS F:\dev> Get-Content ÅÄÖ.TXT
    ÅÄÖ
    PS F:\dev> Get-Content åäö.txt
    ÅÄÖ
    
    Compare with Cygwin
    Code:
    $ _cd "F:\dev"
    /cygdrive/f/dev
    me@max /cygdrive/f/dev
    $ cat ÅÄÖ.TXT
    ÅÄÖ
    $ cat åäö.txt
    åäö
    
     
  13. Hadron-Curious

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    It seems launching Windows apps from the terminal is not working. It would request to install any of them when already installed. For example, launching a particular text file with notepad.
     
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    #177 DDoSolitary, Apr 14, 2017
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    Sorry, I didn't explain clearly enough on this.
    Just follow these instructions:
    • Open /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades and change "Prompt=lts" to "Prompt=normal".
    • Run "do-release-upgrade", or "do-release-upgrade -d" if you need development releases.
     
  16. Hadron-Curious

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    That one worked but took quite some time to install. I now have yakkety.
     
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    There is one thing I notice in yakkety that it slows the system performance. Xenial is way better when it comes to that in Build 16176 or 16179.
     
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