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Thank you for the guide. Do you have any suggestion regarding Git GUI tools inside WSL? I'm using Git Graph extension in VS Code but would like to see if there's any better alternative. I think using SourceTree or GitHub Desktop on Windows to access files inside WSL is kinda risky.
I've been using Fork on Windows to manage a repo in WSL. For once I had an issue with file permission, and got it fixed by remounting my drive with the metadata flag. Except that, it works pretty well.
To be honest, I use the cli for 99% of my github use. I do sometimes cheat and use VSCode's integrations a little. But nothing beyond that.
In all reality I work in Linux most of the time. This Windows setup was more of an experiment.
You have to have a windows build greater 18917 in order to have wsl 2, and you have to be part of the insider fast ring to even see these previews. Got mine upgraded 2 weeks ago or so, fortunately didn't get the search bar error everyone's going crazy about.
Yes sir, i state you need to be in the fast ring early on.
Must have missed that 😅
Thanks for the concise guide. I have been using WSL the standard way but wanted to try out the new Windows Terminal and the VSCode remote extension. I believe the main benefits for remoting are faster file operations and being able to edit Linux OS files with VSCode (like .bashrc, etc.), or are there any other key ones that I'm missing?
The above is correct, plus you will be working almost exclusively in a Linux environment. Plus you can navigate both file systems within VSCode and open Windows apps from within the WSL.
I thought I might be able to use WSL to get me to do basic things, but it's so limited that all I end up doing is shelling into a real computer instead.
I can do a lot from WSL.. but Linux is my daily. This was more of an experiment to help guys in my class.
Great article.
I love this feature, I use it in python development all the time. thanks for telling all everyone!
Thanks sir. It's every useful for me 👍