Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) Tips, Tricks, and Techniques: Maximise productivity of your Windows 10 development machine with custom workflows and configurations

Cover
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Section 1: Introduction, Installation, and Configuration
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Windows Subsystem for Linux
	What is WSL?
	Exploring the differences between WSL 1 and 2
		Overview of WSL 1
		Overview of WSL 2
	Summary
Chapter 2: Installing and Configuring the Windows Subsystem for Linux
	Enabling WSL
		Checking for the required Windows version
		Checking for the easy install option
		Enabling the required Windows features
		Installing the Linux Kernel
	Installing Linux distros in WSL
	Configuring and controlling WSL
		Introducing the wsl command
		Introducing wsl.conf and .wslconfig
	Summary
Chapter 3: Getting Started with Windows Terminal
	Introducing Windows Terminal
	Installing Windows Terminal
	Using Windows Terminal
		Learning handy keyboard shortcuts
	Configuring Windows Terminal
		Customizing profiles
		Changing the appearance of Windows Terminal
	Summary
Section 2:Windows and Linux – A Winning Combination
Chapter 4: Windows to Linux Interoperability
	Accessing Linux files from Windows
	Running Linux applications from Windows
		Piping into Linux
		Piping from Linux
	Accessing Linux web applications from Windows
	Summary
Chapter 5: Linux to Windows Interoperability
	Accessing Windows files from Linux
	Calling Windows apps from Linux
	Calling Windows scripts from Linux
		Passing data between PowerShell and Bash
	Interoperability tips and tricks
		Creating aliases for Windows applications
		Copying output to the Windows clipboard
		Using symlinks to make Windows paths easier to access
		Using wslview to launch default Windows applications
		Mapping paths between Windows and WSL
		SSH agent forwarding
	Summary
Chapter 6: Getting More from Windows Terminal
	Customizing tab titles
		Setting tab titles from the context menu
		Setting tab titles from your shell using functions
		Setting tab titles from the command line
	Working with multiple panes
		Creating panes interactively
		Managing panes
		Creating panes from the command line
	Adding custom profiles
	Summary
Chapter 7: Working with Containers in WSL
	Overview of containers
	Installing and using Docker with WSL
	Running a container with Docker
	Building and running a web application in Docker
		Introducing Dockerfiles
		Building the image
		Running the image
		Rebuilding the image with changes
	Introducing orchestrators
	Setting up Kubernetes in WSL
	Running a web application in Kubernetes
		Creating a deployment
	Summary
Chapter 8: Working with WSL Distros
	Exporting and importing a WSL distro
		Preparing for exporting
		Performing the export
		Performing the import
	Creating and running a custom distro
		Finding and pulling the container image
		Configuring a container ready for WSL
		Converting the container to a WSL distro
		Running the new distro
		Taking it a step further
	Summary
Section 3: Developing with the Windows Subsystem for Linux
Chapter 9: Visual Studio Code and WSL
	Introducing Visual Studio Code
	Introducing Visual Studio Code Remote
	Getting started with Remote-WSL
		Opening a folder with Remote-WSL
		Running the app
		Debugging our app
	Tips for working with Remote - WSL
		Loading Visual Studio Code from your terminal
		Opening an external terminal in Windows Terminal
		Using Visual Studio Code as your Git editor
		Viewing Git history
	Summary
Chapter 10: Visual Studio Code and Containers
	Introducing Visual Studio Code Remote-Containers
	Installing Remote-Containers
	Creating a dev container
		Adding and opening a dev container definition
		Working in the dev container
		Running the code
	Working with a containerized app in dev containers
		Setting up Docker in the dev container
		Building the application Docker image
		Running the application container
	Working with Kubernetes in dev containers
		Options for Kubernetes with dev containers
		Setting up kind in a dev container
		Running our app in a Kubernetes cluster with kind
	Tips for working with dev containers
		postCreateCommand and automating pip install
		Port forwarding
		Mounting volumes and Bash history
		Using pinned versions for tools
		Always Installed Extensions and dotfiles
	Summary
Chapter 11: Productivity Tips with Command-Line Tools
	Working with Git
		Bash completion with Git
		Authentication with Git
		Viewing Git history
		Git information in the bash prompt
	Working with JSON
		Using jq
		Using PowerShell to work with JSON
		Summarizing working with JSON
	Working with the Azure CLI (az)
		Installing and configuring the Azure CLI
		Creating an Azure web app
		Querying single values
		Querying and filtering multiple values
	Working with the Kubernetes CLI (kubectl)
		Installing and configuring kubectl
		Creating a Kubernetes cluster
		Deploying a basic website
		Querying with JSONPath
		Scaling the website
		Querying with jq
	Summary
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