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+title: Setup WSL 🪟 ❤️ 🐧
+date: 2022-02-23T11:57:08Z
+author: "ahmza"
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+tags: ["windows", "linux", "wsl"]
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+---
+
+## **Introduction**
+
+WSL stands for _Windows Subsystem for Linux_ which means we have the Linux
+kernel inside of windows. This is huge news for developers or people who just
+want to try Linux.
+
+## **Prerequisites**
+
+- Enable virtualisation in BIOS
+
+## **Setup**
+
+Open Powershell in Administrator mode
+
+```powershell
+wsl --install
+```
+
+> You may have to restart the device, I Highly recommend you do
+
+Go to the Microsoft store and search for a Linux distribution. I prefer
+to use the "Ubuntu" distribution.
+
+![Microsoft Store](/img/WSL/ubuntu.webp)
+
+Once installed, go ahead and run the distribution, after it finishes setting
+itself up it will ask you for a username and password. These credentials are
+separate from the host system so you can make them whatever you want.
+
+And that's it you have WSL and a Linux distribution setup, now go and do
+something awesome.
+
+## **Optional**
+
+I use the windows terminal app to run the Ubuntu distribution, it makes
+customising the environment a lot easier. To download it head over to the
+Microsoft store and search for Windows Terminal and download it.
+
+![Microsoft Store](/img/WSL/winterm.webp)
+
+When you login to WSL it will not default to your home directory. To fix that go
+to the Windows Terminal Settings look for Ubuntu or your distributions name and
+change the Starting directory to
+
+```powershell
+\\wsl$\<distro>\home\<username>
+```
+
+> Be sure to change "<distro>" to your distributions name
+
+> Be sure to change "<username>" to your username
+
+![winterm-settings](/img/WSL/winterm-settings.webp)
+
+## **Conclusion**
+
+Well done you have managed to setup WSL and use Linux inside of windows.
+No go and enjoy the freedom of Linux !!