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How to run Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) locally on WSL?

How to run Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) locally on WSL?

Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) is the next generation of Amazon Linux for developing and running cloud applications in high-performance and security enhanced execution environment. This rpm-based Linux distribution is optimized

Abhijit Ghosh

14 Apr 2023 · 7 min read

How to install awslocal - LocalStack AWS CLI on Ubuntu running on WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux)?

How to install awslocal ( LocalStack AWS CLI) on Ubuntu running on WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux)?

If you are already enjoying LocalStack ("A fully functional local cloud stack") for building awesome AWS cloud and serverless applications locally, then awslocal will add extra Saccharin to sweeten your

Abhijit Ghosh

2 Apr 2023 · 4 min read

LocalStack (AWS cloud service emulator)

How to install LocalStack (AWS cloud service emulator) on WSL2 to develop cloud and serverless apps offline?

LocalStack is an AWS cloud service emulator that can be used as a local cloud sandbox for development, prototyping and testing. It is "A fully functional local cloud stack". You

Abhijit Ghosh

27 Mar 2023 · 5 min read

Install AWS Serverless Application Model Command Line Interface (AWS SAM CLI) on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2)

Install AWS Serverless Application Model Command Line Interface (AWS SAM CLI) on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2)

AWS SAM command line interface (AWS SAM CLI) tool is must have for building AWS serverless applications. In this post, we'll see how to install latest version of AWS SAM

Abhijit Ghosh

23 Feb 2023 · 2 min read

Install AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2)

Install AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2)

AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) is used to interact with different AWS (Amazon Web Services) product and services in command-line shell. AWS CLI version 2 is the latest one.

Abhijit Ghosh

23 Feb 2023 · 1 min read

Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?

Fix: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?

Issue: sudo service docker start says "Starting Docker: docker" but sudo service docker status shows "Docker is not running" and most docker commands throw following message "Cannot connect to the

Abhijit Ghosh

4 Feb 2023 · 3 min read

Install Docker Engine, containerd and Docker Compose on WSL 2

Install Docker Engine and Docker Compose on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2)

If you already have Docker Desktop installed or want to use docker on both Windows and WSL2, then Docker Desktop is better choice. But I personally prefer to install and

Abhijit Ghosh

3 Feb 2023 · 5 min read

Install JupyterLab or Jupyter Notebook in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)

Install JupyterLab or Jupyter Notebook in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)

Web-based interactive development environment JupyterLab (the next generation of Jupyter Notebook ) is very popular in the field of data science and machine learning. Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) is well

Abhijit Ghosh

1 Feb 2023 · 6 min read

Check or Upgrade/Downgrade of Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) Version

Check or Upgrade/Downgrade Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) Version

This is a short post on how to check or upgrade/downgrade the version of Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) running on Windows 10 or Windows 11 host. To check

Abhijit Ghosh

2 Oct 2022 · 1 min read

How to Update WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) kernel on Windows

Update WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) kernel on Windows

Windows Build version 20150 has introduced command line options to update WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) Kernel very conveniently. Let's try that. Run wmic os get BuildNumber in command line

Abhijit Ghosh

11 Sep 2022 · 2 min read

Setup Proxy for CURL command in Ubuntu running on WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

Setup Proxy for CURL in Ubuntu running on WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

If Windows host machine is running behind any proxy (e.g. corporate proxy in office network), then it is required to pass/configure Proxy server and Proxy Authentication for cURL

Abhijit Ghosh

11 Sep 2022 · 4 min read

WSL - Back and Restore

How to Backup and Restore Linux Distro on WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)?

Nobody can deny the importance of backup & restore process for any environment. Specially, when multi-steps are involved in setup and configuration and we keep modifying the environment with time. Basically,

Abhijit Ghosh

3 Sep 2022 · 4 min read

Uninstall or Remove Linux Distro Installed on WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

How to Uninstall or Remove Linux Distro Installed on WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)?

Uninstallation of redundant or unused Linux Distros on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is an important activity to reclaim space and maintain hygiene of the system. It is just one

Abhijit Ghosh

2 Sep 2022 · 1 min read

How to Install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) on Windows 11?

How to Install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) on Windows 11?

Steps to install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) on Windows 10 works for Windows 11 too. But Microsoft made it super simple in Windows 11. Just one command that takes

Abhijit Ghosh

30 Aug 2022 · 5 min read

How to Install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) on Windows 10?

How to Install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) on Windows 10?

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is an awesome feature of Windows 10. No more VMware or Oracle VirtualBox is required to run Linux on Windows. WSL is faster and less

Abhijit Ghosh

26 Aug 2021 · 8 min read

How to change hostname on Ubuntu running on Windows WSL?

How to change hostname on Ubuntu running on Windows WSL?

If you are running Ubuntu on Windows WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) and wondering how to change hostname permanently then follow all steps mentioned below. Once hostname is changed, if

Abhijit Ghosh

13 Jul 2021 · 3 min read