Mod:Hunt Research Group/windows-linux

Install a Linux distribution, Windows 10 only

• Instructions can be found on the Microsoft webpage.

• Prepare

  -Press the windows button and enter powershell, run Windows PowerShell as administrator.

  -Run the following command

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

• -a restart might be required for the changes to take effect

• Get Ubuntu

  -Press the windows button, enter store, and open up the Microsoft Store.

  -Search for Ubuntu (or any other Linux distribution you like)

  -download and double click the installer.

• Start app up

  -Press the windows button,

  -search for Ubuntu,

  -wait for the installation to be finished

  -create a new Linux user and password (this will be the admin and the password needed to run sudo commands).

• Using the terminal:

  -Use the command line as you would do normally.

  -You can only open one command line window through the Ubuntu executable, but from within bash you can open other terminals.

  -When you start up Ubuntu you will be in the following directory /mnt/c/Windows/System32. If you enter cd you will go to the home directory ~ which is your personal home directory