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I don't really care for WSL myself, but for those who do.. here is another option.
Finally, Fedora comes to Windows WSL.
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I don't really care for WSL myself, but for those who do.. here is another option.
~One person at the back raises his hand while covering the MS logo on his name tag~
This will all be done on your Windows 11 (Professional Ed)
Howto:
Download the Fedora base image from...
github.com
Open powershell as an administrator. Install WSL.
Next we need to enable the Windows Hypervisor.
It is highly recommended that you reboot your WindowsPC at this point to let those services initialize.
After your computer is restarted. Restart Powershell again (as administrator)
Just do this wherever your home directory is. Obviously, you probably aren't ray.
After that is done.
This command will change frequently. Make sure the version matches the version you downloaded, and change your username, possibly your home directory path as well.
Now to launch your fedora instance.
Check out your Linux version.
You might as well do an update here.
WSL doesn't have a "reboot" command. So you can just exit.
Shutdown WSL
Now, how do you get back into your fedora WSL?
Open powershell again (if it's not already open) and type...
You can't do everything you can do in a full-blown Linux install, but it's a good start.
Happy Linux'ing!
Howto:
Download the Fedora base image from...
docker-brew-fedora/x86_64/fedora-20241031.tar at 5b4598a47ac1b8eed278a0adf90e6da04e7216e3 · fedora-cloud/docker-brew-fedora
Contribute to fedora-cloud/docker-brew-fedora development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
Open powershell as an administrator. Install WSL.
Code:
wsl --installNext we need to enable the Windows Hypervisor.
Code:
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Hyper-V-All /all /norestartIt is highly recommended that you reboot your WindowsPC at this point to let those services initialize.
After your computer is restarted. Restart Powershell again (as administrator)
Code:
mkdir C:\Users\ray\wsl\fedoraJust do this wherever your home directory is. Obviously, you probably aren't ray.
After that is done.
Code:
wsl --import Fedora C:\Users\ray\wsl\fedora C:\Users\ray\Downloads\fedora-20241031.tarThis command will change frequently. Make sure the version matches the version you downloaded, and change your username, possibly your home directory path as well.
Now to launch your fedora instance.
Code:
wsl -d FedoraCheck out your Linux version.
Code:
cat /etc/os-releaseYou might as well do an update here.
Code:
dnf update -yWSL doesn't have a "reboot" command. So you can just exit.
Code:
exitShutdown WSL
Code:
wsl --shutdownNow, how do you get back into your fedora WSL?
Open powershell again (if it's not already open) and type...
Code:
wsl -d FedoraYou can't do everything you can do in a full-blown Linux install, but it's a good start.
Happy Linux'ing!
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