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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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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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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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= '...
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`ls` Attemptes to list nonexisting symbolic links on WSL
I have clean installed windows 10 (build 1803). I have installed Ubuntu from the Microsoft Store and enabled Linux subsystem. I have done this several times in the past, and never have I had the ...
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SSH linux subsystem windows 10
I can ssh the linux inside my windows 10, I usually use securecrt and I configured port 9999 , however once close the bash terminal, the SSH terminated and I get The remote system refused the ...
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Bash For loop not working
I am trying to execute this simple bash script but I am getting a syntax error. I followed this simple documentation here https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-for-loop/ but no luck. I am not sure what ...
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Passing command to bash from cmd.exe (WSL) not working
I'm on a Windows 10 machine with Windows Subsystem for Linux enabled/configured (Ubuntu). To explain my problem let me present you with two scenarios:
Scenario 1:
I start a cmd.exe prompt
I run bash ...
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lsmod gives error: "could not get list of modules" on Debian running on WSL
When I run lsmod or sudo lsmod, I get an error that says:
libkmod: ERROR ../libkmod/libkmod-module.c:1655 kmod_module_new_from_loaded: could not open /proc/modules: No such file or directory
Error: ...
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Repositories for apt-get source in WSL
I'm looking to apt-get the source code of packages in WSL.
$ apt-get source bash
Reading package lists... Done
E: You must put some 'source' URIs in your sources.list
These are the default sources ...
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How to capture a changing one line program output?
A program outputs various data lines to the same line in a timely order, overwriting the line in each line write. How can I capture all of its output lines and write them to a file separated by ...
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ssh into two different machines on same network [closed]
I have a ssh-enabled machine on my home wifi that I am able to ssh into. I recently got the Linux Subsystem for Windows and I want to remotely ssh into that as well. Both machines have an static ip ...
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Change PS1 in .bashrc so that the following directory path is shown:
A little background:
I am running Windows 10, have installed git bash, and created the .bashrc file.
Right now in my .bashrc, I have the following line:
PS1='\w\> '
So suppose I am on my ...
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CentOS on WSL--typing too fast?
I am using zsh with WSL/CentOS. I am somewhat of a fast typist, and WSL can be slow. I am facing a weird issue where if I am running a command and begin typing the next command before the first ...
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Way to bind ALT-F4 to exit in Bash (Bash on Ubuntu on Windows)
Really simple question. I know I can exit bash with "exit", CTRL-D, etc, and yes I know I'm using a Linux (sub)system, but when I'm on windows ALT-F4 is second nature. Naturally, I'm on windows when ...
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not able to open terminator in bash windows 10
When opening terminator from my bash Windows 10, I am getting this error
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py:57: GtkWarning: could not open display
warnings.warn(str(e), _gtk....
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OpenZFS on Windows Subsystem for Linux
Has anybody seen or tried running OpenZFS under Windows Subsystem for Linux?
I know that someone is working on a windows port of OpenZFS, but it would seem that using the Linux port would be much ...
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package ia32-lib is not available on Windows Subsystem for Linux
I'm trying to install Red http://www.red-lang.org/p/download.html on WSL (I'm using on Windows 10 Pro). After typing
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs libc6-i386 libcurl3
In the end I got the message
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Open file behavior using Ranger in Windows Subsystem for Linux
I am using Microsoft Windows ([Version 10.0.15063]) subsystem for Linux and observe an unexpected behavior when opening files using Ranger file manager in bash.
For example, I have ~/.config/rifle....
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Issues exporting X11 display while using SSH from Ubuntu for Windows
I am using the native Ubuntu terminal in Windows 10, and am trying to export display while using SSH to connect to a remote server. I have XMing installed on the Windows PC, which works on the local ...
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rm -rf left an undeleteable directory; how can I remove it?
I just rm -rfd some trash (long story short, don't use Unreal and Git, it breaks things). Now I have a file that ls -Al on Bash lists like this:
d????????? ? ? ? ? ? old-folder-name
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Very slow auto-completion in Linux for Windows
For some reason auto-completion is very slow for me in WSL, it always takes several seconds display the result of, for example ll ~/Te<tab> (which would, after 2-3 seconds, print ll ~/Temp).
I'...
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/dev/urandom returning same value every time [closed]
EDIT I: Windows subsystem for Linux.
I bet I'm doing something wrong and/or really stupid.
// random_problems.c
#include <stdio.h>
main(){
int rng;
FILE * urnd = fopen("/dev/random&...
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Not able to access Docker after installation on Windows Subsystem for Linux
I have installed Docker using Windows Subsystem for Linux:
peter@BRIAN-PC:/mnt/c/Windows/System32$ docker version
The program 'docker' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo ...
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Access a physical Ext3 drive under Windows host system for defrag?
Access a physical Ext3 drive under Windows host system for defrag?
Note: Debunking the myth of Linux Filesystems not getting fragmented.
http://www.webupd8.org/2010/03/install-defrag-...
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