Questions tagged [windows-subsystem-for-linux]
Use this tag for questions about the Windows Subsystem for Linux, including Bash on Ubuntu on Windows and other distributions running under WSL.
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Docker service not Starting on the new WSL 2
Im trying to start docker in the brand new WSL2 with the following command :
sudo service docker start
then:
sudo service docker status
result :
* Docker is running
BUT on running the test ...
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Using cp to copy ~/.config to an external drive but getting “cannot create regular file…File exists” errors
The command is simple enough, executed while in a subdirectory of /mnt/e, an external drive: cp -r ~/.config .. Every time, every time I run it, the same set of files refuse to copy properly:
cp: ...
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sudo systemctl cant operate (PID 1)
I am creating a server node red for Ubuntu. I used command 'sudo systemctl daemon-reload' but then I get the following error "System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't ...
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cp - Does not recognizning accent characters [duplicate]
I have written a simple script, to copy some files, and change there name:
#!/bin/bash
for directory in ./../old_files/*; do
DIR_NAME=$(basename $directory)
for file in $directory/*; do
...
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Shell Script cannot find python3.6 interpreter
I have a file called update.sh which looks like this:
#!/bin/sh
python3.6
When this file is located in /bin directory it works and python3.6 starts like this:
Python 3.6.7 (default, Oct 22 2018, ...
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How to use NuGets in linux?
I have to port an application from Windows to Linux. It has some un-managed C++ code and C# sharp code. On windows its making use of NuGets. Can somebody help me with Linux?
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Windows Linux subsystem
How to change the default location of files in windows linux subsystem from /home/mirinaam/'my python files' to /mnt/c/User/USER/Downloads/
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Permission issue inside docker on WSL
When I try to start jenkins inside docker inside WSL I get a permission issue.
⇒ sudo docker run --name jenkins_3 -p 8081:8080 -p 50001:50000 -e JAVA_OPTS="-Djava.io.tmpdir=/mnt/c/exemple_dir" ...
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stop ding notification in ubuntu - windows 10 app
I am using Ubuntu Windows 10 app, but when ever I press Tab or miss spell anything ding notification sound is coming, I am trying to find an option to stop it.
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SSH Key authentication on WSL always says 'debug2: we did not send a packet, disable method'
/etc/ssh/sshd_config looks like this: pastebin.ubuntu.com link. It's default except I uncommented authorized keys, pubkey auth and listenaddress.
Then I did ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 user@host,...
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Traceroute does not work, output is * * *
I'm trying to check how many servers are between me and domain server(google etc.). I'm using Linux(Ubuntu) subsystem on windows. Command traceroute wasn't working so I used a command sudo apt-get ...
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Wsl kali startup
i set up sshd on kali,but i'm un able to set it up as an automatic process
My server is 70 km far away i can Wake on lan the machine with my mobile,then i can not ssh cause Windows 10 pretend to give ...
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WSL - Different behavior for zombie processes
I'm just playing around with zombie processes on WSL. I wrote a quite simple program:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#define CHILD 0
int main(){
...
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Why does my date output have “STD” as the time zone?
When I run date on my Ubuntu under WSL, it prints:
Wed May 15 19:33:37 STD 2019
Why does this have the string STD in it? I can't find a timezone online with the abbreviation STD (for example here) ...
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Monitor SSH attempts in Windows Subsystem Linux
I am trying to look at failed SSH attempts, which I could do on a regular ubuntu machine by looking at /var/log/auth.log.
I've taken a look at Debian - auth.log missing from /var/log and the WSL has ...
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getlogin() not working on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
It seems, that the getlogin() function is not working when called from the Linux subsystem on Windows (it always returns null).
This leads to two questions:
Is there a working alternative?
Is it ...
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Package manager says I have the latest version but there is a newer one
I'm trying to to install libgsf-1-114 package which according to the packages.ubuntu the latest version is 1.14.45-1.
Currently I have version 1.14.36-1:
apt list libgsf-1-114
Listing... Done
libgsf-...
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Command '“export' not found for ddgr in Ubuntu 18.04 WSL
I wanted to install ddgr -- a command line utility of DuckDuckGo to browse the internet from the terminal. I followed instructions from this webpage https://www.tecmint.com/search-duckduckgo-from-...
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How does one properly call multiple cat commands from a single bash script?
I am trying to collect text files from multiple subdirectories and concatenate them into a single file per subdirectory. There may be a much better way of doing this but my question is, how does one ...
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Fuse not Loaded When Trying to Mount
I'm trying to execute this command in terminal: sudo mount -t cvmfs <repository> /mnt/cvmfs and I keep getting Fuse not loaded returned to me. I'm not quite familiar with what this fuse in ...
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Where to start after openSUSE minimal WSL install && zypper error
I've been using Ubuntu minimal as my main WSL distro for quite a bit. I like the idea of a rolling minimal distro and benefits it has. Also I like to try something new.
To manage my distribution I ...
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Have asterisks show up for ssh password
I am currently trying to have my terminal show asterisks whenever I type my password for ans ssh connection. I'm using WSL with a Ubuntu 18 distro, but I don't think that should matter much (I may be ...
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Ubuntu for Windows — Can't open PDF files via xdg-open
My default application for opening PDF files is Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.
I would like to be able to open PDF files using this program via the Windows Subsystem for Linux.
Currently when I run xdg-open ...
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WSL Ubuntu 18.04 shows wrong Cpu_allowed mask
Ubuntu 18.04 running under WSL detects my CPU wrong:
$ cat /proc/self/status | grep Cpus_allowed
Cpus_allowed: 00000001
The CPU is an i7-4510U (2 cores/4 threads) so I expected:
Cpus_allowed: f
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Why can't I delete this directory?
What is going on here?
dave@dave-desktop:/mnt/w/Source/Sign/dist$ ls -la
total 0
drwxrwxrwx 1 dave dave 512 Feb 27 08:55 .
drwxrwxrwx 1 dave dave 512 Feb 27 09:09 ..
drwxrwxrwx 1 dave dave 512 Feb 27 ...
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multi-core CPU usage
I am using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
Recently, I've been wanting to get better insight in the CPU usage of processes, but I am getting well confused. I am on a computer with 2 cores and ...
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Permission denied when changing user in a windows 10 bash (WSL)..moving bash between machines?
I am in a 'leap42' window as root (windows 10 bash), but I want to do 'su - newuser'..... and I get permission denied. The newuser and newgroup exist, and with 777 type permisions on the /home/...
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Editing text files in WSL with Notepad++
I use WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) with Debian, which provides a simple cmd interface. I'd like to open files in Notepad++, which is installed on the Windows side of this PC.
is this possible? ...
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Unable To Rename Directory With Open File Handle
On Windows 10 within my Ubuntu Subsystem, when I open a file in a directory and try to rename that directory while that file is open, I am unable to do so.
Example:
$mkdir demo
$touch demo/test.txt
$...
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Backup and Sync from Linux to a WSL live (per each change) [duplicate]
I have a Linux (Arch/Debian) with only a CLUI (Bash) and a server environment (LAMP) with the following details:
4 GB RAM
2 vCPU Cores
80 GB SSD
4 TB Transfer
40 Gbps Network In
4000 Mbps Network ...
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Why I can't switch from super user to regular user with su username? [closed]
I'm trying to switch to normal user but it doesn't work
I just want a dollar sign instead of the hash...
root@username:~# su username
No passwd entry for user 'username'
I'm on Windows on Ubuntu ...
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Trouble getting to Desktop directory, with Bash on Microsoft's Windows (WSL)
I'm using the Bash terminal for Windows and currently this is what I get when I type ls -a
<username@userPC>:/$ ls -a
. bin data home lib64 mnt root srv usr
.. boot dev init lost+found opt run ...
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Is it safe to format C: drive in order to deploy Linux on a Windows 10 machine?
I have deployed several distros on Windows, such as Open SUSE Enterprise Server 15, Kali, and Ubuntu, but want to turn my currently Windows 10 machine to a Linux machine.
Is Virtual Machine the ...
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Windows Subsystem for Linux: apt update error in Kali [duplicate]
I'm having trouble with the command: sudo apt-get update ,when I run it, I get the following message:
Err:1 http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling InRelease
Connection failed [IP: 192.99.200.113 80]
...
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Developing Mozilla Firefox for Linux on Windows
I would like to make some contribution to Mozilla Firefox (with the little C++ I know). Can I build, run and debug Firefox for Linux using WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) ? If yes, should I install ...
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Implications for deleting files using WSL
Are there any downfalls to using WSL to delete files (e.g. rm someFile) on the regular Windows file system (mnt/c)? Likewise, is there a downfall to using Windows to delete (for example by 'right ...
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airmon ng ls: cannot access '/sys/class/ieee80211/': No such file or directory
Im using ubuntu bionic (UBUNTU
WSL)
I can't use airmon-ng!
It throws the following
ls: cannot access '/sys/class/ieee80211/': No such file or directory
I checked airmon-ng: ls: cannot access '/...
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Does windows subsystem for linux detects usb wifi adapter? [closed]
I am thinking of buying a usb wifi adapter but i'm not sure if it'll be useful when im using wsl
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“dd” an image onto an sd-card from Ubuntu in Windows Subsystem for Linux
I have a bootable disk image file that I'd like to write onto an sd-card. However, I only have a Windows 10 machine available - it has the Windows Subsystem for Linux already installed, Ubuntu runs, ...
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Permission denied: cannot create /dev/null
I've been trying to get the github commit chart hack to work for like a week now.
this one https://github.com/mavrk/github-graffiti
and this one https://github.com/gelstudios/gitfiti
and this one ...
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Windows Subsystem for Linux home versus Windows Environment home [closed]
I've been trying to get it to connect to my github, but keep getting an error.
I think it thinks I'm a different user :( ... (don't ask why i have two similarly named users, i don't even know anymore.....
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SSH In Windows 10 Bash(Ubuntu)
I'm trying to turn my Windows 10 desktop into a secure ssh server. sshd is running but I can't get any of my other computers to connect to it. I'm using passkey authentication with ed25519. I'm using ...
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site-packages directory not found after installing pip3 with apt-get in Ubuntu WSL
I installed python 3 and pip into in Windows System for Linux shell, but it appears I have to find and specify site-packages directory manually if I want to run any python package executables. The ...
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Can't access SSH server running in WSL [closed]
Basically I have enabled a SSH server in Kali WSL Linux.
The problem is that when I do ssh root@192.168.0.225 from Windows and provide the password, it works just fine and the connection succeeds.
...
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Colors in Terminal and VIM with Windows Subsystem
I'm running Debian GNU/Linux through the Windows Subsystem, and I thought it was pretty cool. However, I'm having issues setting up colors in my terminal and VIM. I used to use Ubuntu as a thing to ...
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Default password for Kali Linux on Windows 10?
What is the default password for Kali on Windows 10 via Windows Subsystem for Linux?
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WSL: Redirect links to host
As Windows is missing a nice twitter client I'm using WSL, with X11 forwarding to get Corebird running on my Windows 10 host. The question is: Is it possible to redirect the click on a link within ...
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Attempting to run a regular tunnel in Debian version 9.5 Linux
I entered the following line in the modules.conf file under the /etc/modules-load.d/modules.conf path:
alias char-major-10-200 tun
And then I typed the following command from the Debian 9.5 Linux ...
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Escaping ampersand (&) in URL in Bash under WSL
I'm trying to write a Bash function which will take some arguments from the command line and put them in a URL which contains URL parameters (i.e. contains ? and &).
If there is only one ...
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creating alias in bashrc in wsl [duplicate]
I'm trying to create alias for for cd command to AppData and %programdata% folders but I got path not found while if I write manual it works, here is what I'm doing:
In .bashrc I do
alias client= '...
