https://github.com/sileshn/fedorawsl2
Fedora rawhide wsl2 using wsldl
https://github.com/sileshn/fedorawsl2
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Fedora rawhide wsl2 using wsldl
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/sileshn/fedorawsl2
- Owner: sileshn
- License: other
- Archived: true
- Created: 2023-04-11T02:52:22.000Z (about 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-07-31T22:57:02.000Z (11 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-19T00:38:18.033Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: bash-on-windows, fedora, fedora-linux, fedora-project, windows-subsystem-for-linux, wsl2, wsldl
- Language: Shell
- Homepage:
- Size: 1.38 MB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# Disclaimer
This project is in no way related to or created by the official Fedora team or its members. It is solely a project of mine.
# FedoraWSL2
Fedora rawhide on WSL2 (Windows 10 FCU or later) based on [wsldl](https://github.com/yuk7/wsldl).
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## Features and important information
FedoraWSL2 has the following features during the installation stage.
* Increase virtual disk size from the default 256GB
* Create a new user and set the user as default
* FedoraWSL2 Supports systemd natively if you are running wsl v0.67.6 (more details [here](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/systemd-support-is-now-available-in-wsl/)) and above. For earlier versions of wsl, systemd is supported using diddledani's [one-script-wsl2-systemd](https://github.com/diddledani/one-script-wsl2-systemd). This is done automatically during initial setup.
* FedoraWSL2 includes a wsl.conf file which only has section headers. Users can use this to configure the distro to their liking. You can read more about wsl.conf and its configuration settings [here](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/wsl-config).
## 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 are running Windows 10 version 2004 or higher, you can install all components required to run wsl2 with a single command. This will install ubuntu by default. More details are available [here](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/install-wsl-with-a-single-command-now-available-in-windows-10-version-2004-and-higher/).
```cmd
wsl.exe --install
```
* If you are running Windows 10 lower then version 2004, follow the steps below to install requirements manually. For more details, check [this](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-manual) microsoft document.
* Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux feature.
```cmd
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
```
* Enable Virtual Machine feature
```cmd
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
```
* Download and install the latest Linux kernel update package from [here](https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi).
## Install
* Make sure all the steps mentioned under "Requirements" are completed.
* [Download](https://github.com/sileshn/FedoraWSL2/releases/latest) installer zip
* Extract all files in zip file to same directory
* Set version 2 as default. Note that this step is required only for manual installation.
```dos
wsl --set-default-version 2
```
* Run Fedora.exe to extract rootfs and register to WSL
**Note:**
Exe filename is using the instance name to register. If you rename it you can register with a diffrent name and have multiple installs.
## How-to-Use(for Installed Instance)
#### exe Usage
```
Usage :
- Open a new shell with your default settings.
run
- Run the given command line in that instance. Inherit current directory.
runp
- Run the given command line in that instance after converting its path.
config [setting [value]]
- `--default-user `: Set the default user of this instance to .
- `--default-uid `: Set the default user uid of this instance to .
- `--append-path `: Switch of Append Windows PATH to $PATH
- `--mount-drive `: Switch of Mount drives
- `--default-term `: Set default type of terminal window.
get [setting]
- `--default-uid`: Get the default user uid in this instance.
- `--append-path`: Get true/false status of Append Windows PATH to $PATH.
- `--mount-drive`: Get true/false status of Mount drives.
- `--wsl-version`: Get the version os the WSL (1/2) of this instance.
- `--default-term`: Get Default Terminal type of this instance launcher.
- `--lxguid`: Get WSL GUID key for this instance.
backup [contents]
- `--tar`: Output backup.tar to the current directory.
- `--reg`: Output settings registry file to the current directory.
- `--tgz`: Output backup.tar.gz to the current directory.
- `--vhdx`: Output backup.ext4.vhdx to the current directory.
- `--vhdxgz`: Output backup.ext4.vhdx.gz to the current directory.
clean
- Uninstall that instance.
help
- Print this usage message.
```
#### Just Run exe
```cmd
>{InstanceName}.exe
[root@PC-NAME user]#
```
#### Run with command line
```cmd
>{InstanceName}.exe run uname -r
4.4.0-43-Microsoft
```
#### Run with command line with path translation
```cmd
>{InstanceName}.exe runp echo C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/cmd.exe
```
#### Change Default User(id command required)
```cmd
>{InstanceName}.exe config --default-user user
>{InstanceName}.exe
[user@PC-NAME dir]$
```
#### Set "Windows Terminal" as default terminal
```cmd
>{InstanceName}.exe config --default-term wt
```
## How to setup
FedoraWSL2 will ask you to create a new user during its first run. If you chose to create a new user during initial setup, the steps below are not required unless you want to create additional users.
```dos
passwd
useradd -m -g users -G wheel -s /bin/bash
echo "%sudo ALL=(ALL) ALL" >/etc/sudoers.d/wheel
passwd
exit
```
You can set the user you created as default user using 2 methods.
Open Fedora.exe, run the following command (replace username with the actual username you created).
```dos
sed -i '/\[user\]/a default = username' /etc/wsl.conf
```
Shutdown and restart the distro (this step is important).
(or)
Execute the command below in a windows cmd terminal from the directory where Fedora.exe is installed.
```dos
>Fedora.exe config --default-user
```
## How to uninstall instance
```dos
>Fedora.exe clean
```
## How to backup instance
export to backup.tar.gz
```cmd
>Fedora.exe backup --tgz
```
export to backup.ext4.vhdx.gz
```cmd
>Fedora.exe backup --vhdxgz
```
## How to restore instance
There are 2 ways to do it.
Rename the backup to rootfs.tar.gz and run Fedora.exe
(or)
.tar(.gz)
```cmd
>Fedora.exe install backup.tar.gz
```
.ext4.vhdx(.gz)
```cmd
>Fedora.exe install backup.ext4.vhdx.gz
```
You may need to run the command below in some circumstances.
```cmd
>Fedora.exe --default-uid 1000
```
## How to build
#### Prerequisites
Docker, tar, zip, unzip, bsdtar need to be installed.
```dos
git clone [email protected]:sileshn/FedoraWSL2.git
cd FedoraWSL2
make
```
Copy the FedoraRawhide.zip file to a safe location and run the command below to clean.
```dos
make clean
```