There are so many situations in which you cannot have a native local installation of Linux on your machine, like if your machine comes with Windows pre-installed and wiping it out eliminates the warranty, your organization doesn’t allow it to be installed on your system, or you just like Windows desktop more than Linux. Does this mean that you cannot use Linux and the freedom it brings for scientific computing? Of course not. There are some workarounds on this issue, one of the best of which is the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Let’s see how it works and how we can get started on it.
Video series:
Please refer to the first video of the “On Demand” series to find out more about the purpose of these videos. You can find the list of videos belonging to this series at [ Ссылка ] and [ Ссылка ]
Materials:
You can find the materials developed in the videos in this repository on GitHub: [ Ссылка ]
Topics covered:
🎯 Introduction to Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
🎯 The benefits of using WSL in comparison to other approaches
🎯 Installing WSL and a distribution of your choice
🎯 Configuring WSL instances
🎯 Installing GCC compilers and building a simple Linux program
Lecturer: Mojtaba Barzegari [ Ссылка ]
To learn more about the goals of the TuxRiders project, please visit our website at [ Ссылка ].
Chapters in this video!
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00:00 - Intro
03:15 - We don’t have Windows, so we have installed it on a virtual machine
04:11 - Install WSL feature
05:53 - Install Ubuntu distribution via Microsoft Store
09:13 - Configure WSL for smoother user experience
11:13 - Start Ubuntu wherever you like
11:42 - Installing the compilers using the package manager
13:54 - Create a simple C++ program and build using GCC
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