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Notes about pretty terminal

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

Install VcXsrv : https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/

Sweet icon/launcher trick source : https://blog.ropnop.com/configuring-a-pretty-and-usable-terminal-emulator-for-wsl/

Install Visual Studio Code : https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux

Sakura - light weight terminal

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install sakura

Export DISPLAY to :0

echo export DISPLAY=:0 >> .bashrc

NOTE THE DOUBLE >> above. Please don't use single and destroy your .bashrc file. KTHX.

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