Install your development environment with WSL in windows 11

### Read it before install WSL - Install your windows terminal & recommended system Fonts - https://github.com/doggy8088/best-wsl-ubuntu-setup ### Install from PowerShell - List all the distros of WSL ``` wsl --list --online ``` - support distros (2025/07/20) ``` NAME FRIENDLY NAME AlmaLinux-8 AlmaLinux OS 8 AlmaLinux-9 AlmaLinux OS 9 AlmaLinux-Kitten-10 AlmaLinux OS Kitten 10 AlmaLinux-10 AlmaLinux OS 10 Debian Debian GNU/Linux FedoraLinux-42 Fedora Linux 42 SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-15-SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-15-SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP7 Ubuntu Ubuntu Ubuntu-24.04 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS archlinux Arch Linux kali-linux Kali Linux Rolling openSUSE-Tumbleweed openSUSE Tumbleweed openSUSE-Leap-15.6 openSUSE Leap 15.6 Ubuntu-18.04 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu-20.04 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu-22.04 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS OracleLinux_7_9 Oracle Linux 7.9 OracleLinux_8_10 Oracle Linux 8.10 OracleLinux_9_5 Oracle Linux 9.5 ``` - Install ubuntu 24.04 ``` wsl.exe --install Ubuntu-24.04 ``` - Move the installed WSL to another driver ``` wsl --shutdown wsl --manage Ubuntu-24.04 --move D:\WSL\ ``` - Install docker, NOT docker desktop - https://blog.miniasp.com/post/2025/06/14/How-to-remove-Docker-Desktop-and-install-Docker-Engine-on-Windows-with-WSL-2 ``` # download installation script # https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/#install-using-the-convenience-script curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh # in this step, the system will show a tips to let you install docker desktop. # Do not press any key, just waitting it to install docker-engine sudo sh get-docker.sh # Add your account to docker group # Manage Docker as a non-root user # https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/#manage-docker-as-a-non-root-user sudo usermod -aG docker $USER # check the installed version docker --version docker compose version ``` - Install vs code - code-insiders ``` code-insiders . ``` - vs code stable ``` code . ``` ### For aws development - Install go-lang ``` sudo apt install golang-go -y ``` - Set go environment path - https://go.dev/wiki/SettingGOPATH ``` export GOPATH=$HOME/go export GOBIN=$HOME/go/bin export PATH=$GOBIN:$PATH ``` - Install assume-role - https://github.com/remind101/assume-role ``` go install github.com/remind101/assume-role@latest ``` - for bash ``` function assume-role { eval $( $(which assume-role) $@); } ``` - for zsh ``` alias assume-role='function(){eval $(command assume-role $@);}' ```