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  1. kmatt revised this gist Feb 16, 2024. 1 changed file with 4 additions and 3 deletions.
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    $ useradd -m -G wheel -s /bin/bash $USERNAME
    $ passwd $USERNAME
    $ su - $USERNAME

    # Default user
    $ echo -e "[user]\ndefault=$USERNAME" > /etc/wsl.conf

    # IMPORTANT - Use visudo to grant wheel group sudo (/etc/sudoers)
    # Grant sudo
    $ sed -i 's/# %wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL/%wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL/' /etc/sudoers

    > wsl --terminate $DISTRONAME
    > wsl -d $DISTRONAME
    > wsl -d $DISTRONAME
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    # use rootfs tarball from https://voidlinux.org/download
    # ex: https://repo-default.voidlinux.org/live/current/void-x86_64-ROOTFS-20230628.tar.xz
    # uncompress but do not extract tar file
    # uncompress but do not extract tar file (don't tar -x)

    > wsl.exe --import $DISTRONAME $STORAGEPATH void-$VERSION.tar

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    # use rootfs tarball from https://voidlinux.org/download
    # ex: https://repo-default.voidlinux.org/live/current/void-x86_64-ROOTFS-20230628.tar.xz
    # uncompress but do not extract tar file (gunzip only)
    # uncompress but do not extract tar file

    > wsl.exe --import $DISTRONAME $STORAGEPATH void-$VERSION.tar

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    # use rootfs tarball from https://voidlinux.org/download
    # ex: https://repo-default.voidlinux.org/live/current/void-x86_64-ROOTFS-20230628.tar.xz
    # uncompress but do not unzip tar file
    # uncompress but do not extract tar file (gunzip only)

    > wsl.exe --import $DISTRONAME $STORAGEPATH void-$VERSION.tar

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    # Based on https://gist.github.com/kmatt/71603170556ef8ffd14984af77ff10c5
    # prompt ">" indicates Powershell commands
    # prompt "$" are Linux shell commands

    # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10

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    > wsl --set-default-version 2

    # use rootfs tarball from https://voidlinux.org/download
    # ex.: https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/live/current/void-x86_64-ROOTFS-20210930.tar.xz
    # ex: https://repo-default.voidlinux.org/live/current/void-x86_64-ROOTFS-20230628.tar.xz
    # uncompress but do not unzip tar file

    > wsl.exe --import $DISTRONAME $STORAGEPATH void-$VERSION.tar
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    @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ $ useradd -m -G wheel -s /bin/bash $USERNAME
    $ passwd $USERNAME
    $ su - $USERNAME

    $ echo "[user]\ndefault=$USERNAME" > /etc/wsl.conf
    $ echo -e "[user]\ndefault=$USERNAME" > /etc/wsl.conf

    # IMPORTANT - Use visudo to grant wheel group sudo (/etc/sudoers)

  9. kmatt revised this gist Nov 15, 2022. 1 changed file with 4 additions and 6 deletions.
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    $ passwd $USERNAME
    $ su - $USERNAME

    # get Linux UID
    $ id -u
    1000
    $ echo "[user]\ndefault=$USERNAME" > /etc/wsl.conf

    # IMPORTANT - use visudo to grant wheel group sudo
    # IMPORTANT - Use visudo to grant wheel group sudo (/etc/sudoers)

    # set default linux user
    > Get-ItemProperty Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Lxss\*\DistributionName | Where-Object -Property DistributionName -eq $DISTRONAME | Set-ItemProperty -Name DefaultUid -Value $UID
    > wsl --terminate $DISTRONAME
    > wsl -d $DISTRONAME
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    $ id -u
    1000

    # use visudo to grant wheel group sudo
    # IMPORTANT - use visudo to grant wheel group sudo

    # set default linux user
    > Get-ItemProperty Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Lxss\*\DistributionName | Where-Object -Property DistributionName -eq $DISTRONAME | Set-ItemProperty -Name DefaultUid -Value $UID
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    # use visudo to grant wheel group sudo

    # set default linux user
    > Get-ItemProperty Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Lxss\*\ DistributionName | Where-Object -Property DistributionName -eq $DISTRONAME | Set-ItemProperty -Name DefaultUid -Value $UID
    > Get-ItemProperty Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Lxss\*\DistributionName | Where-Object -Property DistributionName -eq $DISTRONAME | Set-ItemProperty -Name DefaultUid -Value $UID
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    $ xbps-remove base-voidstrap
    $ xbps-reconfigure -fa

    $ useradd -m -G wheen -s /bin/bash $USERNAME
    $ useradd -m -G wheel -s /bin/bash $USERNAME
    $ passwd $USERNAME
    $ su - $USERNAME

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    $ xbps-remove base-voidstrap
    $ xbps-reconfigure -fa


    $ useradd -m -G wheen -s /bin/bash $USERNAME
    $ passwd $USERNAME
    $ su - $USERNAME
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    # Based on https://gist.github.com/kmatt/71603170556ef8ffd14984af77ff10c5
    # prompt ">" indicates Powershell commands

    # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10

    > dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
    > dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart

    # install https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi

    > wsl --set-default-version 2

    # use rootfs tarball from https://voidlinux.org/download
    # ex.: https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/live/current/void-x86_64-ROOTFS-20210930.tar.xz
    # uncompress but do not unzip tar file

    > wsl.exe --import $DISTRONAME $STORAGEPATH void-$VERSION.tar

    > wsl -d $DISTRONAME

    # optional - update xbps mirrors
    $ cp /usr/share/xbps.d/*-repository-*.conf /etc/xbps.d/
    # if in US https://voidlinux.org/news/2021/10/mirror-retirement.html

    $ xbps-install -Su xbps
    $ xbps-install -u
    $ xbps-install base-system
    $ xbps-remove base-voidstrap
    $ xbps-reconfigure -fa


    $ useradd -m -G wheen -s /bin/bash $USERNAME
    $ passwd $USERNAME
    $ su - $USERNAME

    # get Linux UID
    $ id -u
    1000

    # use visudo to grant wheel group sudo

    # set default linux user
    > Get-ItemProperty Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Lxss\*\ DistributionName | Where-Object -Property DistributionName -eq $DISTRONAME | Set-ItemProperty -Name DefaultUid -Value $UID