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Debian in WSL

This post is my journal on trying debian in WSL and playing around with it as starter.

Requirements

  • Having WSL (WSL2) activated

Installing Debian WSL

Open Microsoft Store and search for Debian. Get to install and Open after it installed.

debian wsl microsoft store

It will launch debian program window. Fill the new user and password to use it.

debian wsl first initiation

Download Package Information



sudo apt-get update


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debian wsl apt-get update

Checking Debian Version



sudo apt-get install lsb-release


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lsb_release -a


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checking debian version

Simple Python Server Test in Debian WSL

Installing Python



sudo apt-get install python3


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debian wsl installing python

Verifying Python Installation



python3 --version


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debian wsl python installation check

Starting a Simple Webserver

Here is the command to start a simple web server in python



python3 -m http.server 8000


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python simple web server command

Open the http://localhost:8000 in your browser to confirm if it accessible.

python simple web server UI

Installing Pip (For Further Python Development)



sudo apt-get install python3-pip


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debian wsl installing python3-pip

Browse Files in Visual Studio Code

Install the WSL extension

VSCODE WSL extension

After it installed, you can click the arrow-like icon at bottom-left of VSCode

VSCODE SSH icon

And it will open the menu for SSH connections, pick the Connect to WSL using Distro and choose Debian

VSCODE SSH Menu

It will open a new VS Code window and wait a while for the server connection and then you can browse and manage the files inside the WSL Debian through VS Code.

You can close the connection to the WSL later by clicking the same arrow-like icon and choose close connection.

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