The Ubuntu installation may take a few minutes, but it will then prompt you for a UNIX username. To start the installation open the start menu and type in ‘Ubuntu’, click on ‘Ubuntu 18.04 LTS’ to start the installation. This will actually just download Ubuntu, you then have to run it from the Start Menu to install it - see below.īefore starting the installation I advise you close everything as you may need to restart/logout to enable some Windows features.Finally select ‘Install’ - you do not need a Microsoft account to download, no matter how much it prompts you to, just close the window that pops up!.search for ‘ubuntu’ (search field in top-right) and select ‘Ubuntu 18.04 LTS’.click Start and type in ‘Store’, open the ‘Microsoft Store’.

You can use this link and click ‘Get’ to open the Store, or within Windows… There are several versions of Linux available to use, personally I have gone with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS as it has Long Term Support (LTS) and is a stable release. Note: Currently WSL has to be installed and configured for each user that needs it so ensure you are logged into the account you want to use - the first time I did this I was logged into the wrong account and had to go through it all again… There are several steps involved in setup, which require some reasonably hefty downloads and time to get everything up and running. Windows Sub-System Linux (WSL) allows you to run Linux/Unix within Windows itself, via bash. The aim of this is to not only document my own experiences and setup, but to help others to get past some of the initial pain points with WSL, Docker and ConEmu ( NB: you don’t have to use the ConEmu Terminal, this guide should help configure most other terminals too).

What I have also found, however, is that the initial setup pains for new machines are worked through and then get rapidly lost as they are a ‘do it once and forget’. Packaging managers (yarn, npm) and builds seem to work faster, without many of the issues I have found trying to use them in native Windows (PowerShell or CommandPrompt). Since working in a multi development-environment with iOS and Windows, I have found using the Windows Sub-System for Linux (WSL) to be both more reliable and provide consistency when operating across environments.

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