wsl-linux-env

How to configure a Linux environment using WSL. (Windows 11 recommended)

First of all

• You'll need to install Ubuntu from MicrosoftStore.

Install zsh + OhMyZsh

Step 1: zsh

• Install and set up zsh as default kernel

sudo apt install zsh

• Make it your default shell:

chsh -s $(which zsh)

• Source: https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/wiki/Installing-ZSH

Step 2: Oh My Zsh

• Execute:

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

Step 3: plugins (optional):

• Add line below to your .zshrc (generally at \\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\home\%USER%)

plugins=(git git-flow fast-syntax-highlighting zsh-autosuggestions zsh-completions)

3.1 zsh-completions

• Execute:

git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-completions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-${ZSH:-~/.oh-my-zsh}/custom}/plugins/zsh-completions

• Add it to FPATH in your .zshrc by adding the following line before source "$ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh":

fpath+=${ZSH_CUSTOM:-${ZSH:-~/.oh-my-zsh}/custom}/plugins/zsh-completions/src

• Source: https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-completions#oh-my-zsh

3.2 zsh-autosuggestions

• Execute:

git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions

• Source: https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions/blob/master/INSTALL.md

3.3 fast-syntax-highlighting

• Execute the command below:

git clone https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/fast-syntax-highlighting.git \
  ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/fast-syntax-highlighting

• Source: https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/fast-syntax-highlighting#oh-my-zsh