Category: Windows

Running Linux in Windows 10

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If you have Windows 10 and miss sometimes to have a linux distro locally, you can install the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

First start a CMD shell (start-run, type: CMD)

Then:

powershell

Then you type:

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

Restart the computer. Then go to Microsoft Store and choose your option. I chose Ubuntu 18.04 LTS from here:
* https://www.microsoft.com/nb-no/p/ubuntu-1804-lts/9n9tngvndl3q?rtc=1&activetab=pivot:overviewtab

From the MS store window, click on the GET button. Sign in if necessary. Yes, you need a MS account…

I tried to use our organization account, but then I got this message:

That Microsoft account doesn't exist. Enter a different account or get a new one.

🙂

so I ended up with my private account..

Then finally in the CMD window:

ubuntu1804

and choose a username and password.

Next is to update your Ubuntu distro:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y && sudo apt-get upgrade -y && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y && sudo apt-get autoremove -y

Then install the X server for Windows from: https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/

Copy the shortcut (should be on the Desktop somewhere) to here:

%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

In the Ubuntu bash terminal:

echo "export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0" >> ~/.bashrc; . ~/.bashrc

Then:

sudo apt-get install x11-apps

And finally run your favorite X program:

sudo apt-get install git-cola

git-cola

References:

Cygwin rsync to synchronize files from Linux to Windows

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If you have a lot of files (several TB) on a Linux server, and you want to synchronize them daily to a local USB disc, you can use Cygwin rsync for the job.

First you need to install Cygwin on your Windows computer: https://www.cygwin.com/

Then start up a CMD on your windows computer, and type:

rsync -avu "username@name.of.linux.server:/path/to/folder/*" "/cygdrive/e/usb-folder/"

This will connect to your Linux server with the domain name “name.of.linux.server” over SSH, and rsync folder and files under /path/to/folder folder to local Windows Drive E:\ under folder “usb-folder”

The command can be put in a .bat file, and for instance run each time you log in to your Windows client computer, for instance each morning.

If you wonder what -avu means, you can check it with: rsync –help