Add python to Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) [ubuntu]

add_python_to_WINDOWS_WSL_ubuntu.md

Install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) [ubuntu]

Follow this guide to install WSL:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10

Prepare WSL (ubuntu)

0. Get your build tools and python required libraries installed:

   See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8097161/how-would-i-build-python-myself-from-source-code-on-ubuntu/31492697

   sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y build-essential git libexpat1-dev libssl-dev zlib1g-dev \
   libncurses5-dev libbz2-dev liblzma-dev \
   libsqlite3-dev libffi-dev tcl-dev linux-headers-generic libgdbm-dev \
   libreadline-dev tk tk-dev
   

1. Install pyenv (which will install python):

   See: https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-installer

   curl https://pyenv.run | bash
   

2. After install, it tells you to add the following to your ~/.bashrc file, go do that:

   # Load pyenv automatically by adding
   # the following to ~/.bashrc:
   
   export PATH="/home/{USERNAME}/.pyenv/bin:$PATH"
   eval "$(pyenv init -)"
   eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"
   
   

3. Install the latest 'common' versions of python through pyenv:

   # list available python versions
   # pyenv install --list
   pyenv install 3.6.8
   pyenv install 3.7.2
   

4. Install/Upgrade base libraries into both versions of python:

   pyenv global 3.6.8
   pip install pip --upgrade
   pip install pipenv
   
   pyenv global 3.7.2
   pip install pip --upgrade
   pip install pipenv
   

-- Go to work!

setup_cmder_wsl.md

Using WSL 2

1. Open cmder
2. On the menu, open Settings option and then select Startup > Tasks from the menu tree (or just hit Win + Alt + T)
3. Click the “+” button to add a new task and fill in the fields as follow:
4. Name: {zsh::home}
5. Task Parameters:

   /icon "%CMDER_ROOT%\icons\cmder.ico"
   

   Commands:

   cmd /c C:\Windows\System32\wsl.exe ~ -new_console:p:%USERPROFILE%
   

6. Click Save Settings

setup_cmder_wsl_bridge.md

using WSL 2

1. Download latest cygwin1-20200531.dll.xz from https://cygwin.com/snapshots/ and unpack the file as cygwin1.dll into ConEmu\wsl\ (replacing the original file there)
2. Download @Biswa96's wslbridge2 from https://github.com/Biswa96/wslbridge2/releases and unpack to the same directory
3. Open cmder
4. On the menu, open Settings option and then select Startup > Tasks from the menu tree (or just hit Win + Alt + T)
5. Click the “+” button to add a new task and fill in the fields as follow:
6. Name: {zsh::bridge}
7. Task Parameters:

   /icon "%CMDER_ROOT%\icons\cmder.ico"
   

   Commands:

   set "PATH=%ConEmuBaseDirShort%\wsl;%PATH%" & %ConEmuBaseDirShort%\conemu-cyg-64.exe %ConEmuBaseDirShort%\wsl\wslbridge2.exe -cur_console:pm:/mnt -eConEmuBuild -eConEmuPID -eConEmuServerPID -l
   

8. Click Save Settings