Hi folks
I've got the WSLnow down to a fine art -- only 2 problems left
1) have to manually start after the WSL disto starts is the command : genie -t (which starts the systemd services)
2) Hostname -I to get the IP address (usally 172.x.x.x) as it changes on each boot.
Then one can connect via RDP with that address ( or vnc client if you prefer-- its easier using RDP though for local network) -- ensure xrdp is installed in the distro as well as the tigervncserver (as per documentation)
what would be nice would be to convert say the IP address into a computer nam on startup so one could enter the computer name every time in the rdo logon screen without worrying what the IP address is --- any ideas anyone. Remember also to follow the documentation to use xvnc rather than xorg - failing to do that and the whole kybosh won't work. It's in the documentation so no problems.
Automating the genie -t command isn't a problem -- but automating the IP address is -- OK it's not a big deal but it just "looks a bit amateur" having to enter a load of commands to start this process.
Note also when shutting down -- shut down the system properly from the console type : init 0 befor using the wsl distro -t to terminate the wsl to avoid "breaking" the system -- i.e it shuts down cleanly.
Don't forget also you can copy / move images between machines and W10/W11 releases simply via wsl --export and wsl --import commands. If running wsl2 ensure you'e installed the kernel update from the Ms site and set the default wsl version to 2.
Cheers
jimbo
I've got the WSLnow down to a fine art -- only 2 problems left
1) have to manually start after the WSL disto starts is the command : genie -t (which starts the systemd services)
2) Hostname -I to get the IP address (usally 172.x.x.x) as it changes on each boot.
Then one can connect via RDP with that address ( or vnc client if you prefer-- its easier using RDP though for local network) -- ensure xrdp is installed in the distro as well as the tigervncserver (as per documentation)
what would be nice would be to convert say the IP address into a computer nam on startup so one could enter the computer name every time in the rdo logon screen without worrying what the IP address is --- any ideas anyone. Remember also to follow the documentation to use xvnc rather than xorg - failing to do that and the whole kybosh won't work. It's in the documentation so no problems.
Automating the genie -t command isn't a problem -- but automating the IP address is -- OK it's not a big deal but it just "looks a bit amateur" having to enter a load of commands to start this process.
Note also when shutting down -- shut down the system properly from the console type : init 0 befor using the wsl distro -t to terminate the wsl to avoid "breaking" the system -- i.e it shuts down cleanly.
Don't forget also you can copy / move images between machines and W10/W11 releases simply via wsl --export and wsl --import commands. If running wsl2 ensure you'e installed the kernel update from the Ms site and set the default wsl version to 2.
Cheers
jimbo
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows XP,7,10,11 Linux Arch Linux
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- CPU
- 2 X Intel i7