You're reading from Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) Tips, Tricks, and Techniques Maximise productivity of your Windows 10 development machine with custom workflows and configurations

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800562448

Length 246 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Linux

Concepts

Shell Scripting

Author (1):

Stuart Leeks

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Table of Contents (16) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Introduction, Installation, and Configuration

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to the Windows Subsystem for Linux FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Installing and Configuring the Windows Subsystem for Linux

4. Chapter 3: Getting Started with Windows Terminal

5. Section 2:Windows and Linux – A Winning Combination

6. Chapter 4: Windows to Linux Interoperability

7. Chapter 5: Linux to Windows Interoperability

8. Chapter 6: Getting More from Windows Terminal

9. Chapter 7: Working with Containers in WSL

10. Chapter 8: Working with WSL Distros

11. Section 3: Developing with the Windows Subsystem for Linux

12. Chapter 9: Visual Studio Code and WSL

13. Chapter 10: Visual Studio Code and Containers

14. Chapter 11: Productivity Tips with Command-Line Tools

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Chapter 3: Getting Started with Windows Terminal

Microsoft has announced support for GUI applications in an upcoming release of Windows Subsystem for Linux, but at the time of writing this is not available even in early preview form. In this book, we opted to focus on the stable, released features of WSL so it covers the current, command line centric view of WSL. As a result, it makes sense to equip yourself with a good terminal experience. The default Console experience in Windows (used by cmd.exe) is lacking in many areas and the new Windows Terminal offers lots of benefits. In this chapter, we'll take a look at some of these benefits, as well as how to install and get started with Windows Terminal.

In this chapter, we're going to cover the following main topics: