Fedora WSL

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WSL Installation

docker run --name fedora39 fedora:39
docker export -o fedora-39-rootfs.tar fedora39

User Setup

mkdir $HOME\wsl\fedora
wsl --import fedora $HOME\wsl\fedora $HOME\Downloads\fedora-39-rootfs.tar
wsl -d fedora

Packages

sudo dnf install util-linux-user git
sudo dnf groupinstall "Development Tools" "Development Libraries"
sudo dnf -y install make automake gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel
sudo dnf -y install zlib-devel libffi-devel openssl-devel bzip2-devel readline-devel sqlite-devel xz-devel
sudo dnf clean all

Export

wsl --export fedora $HOME\Downloads\fedora-wsl.tar

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Libcuda Fix

microsoft/WSL#5548 (comment)

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Install pyenv using brew only
brew install python-tk

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sudo -e /etc/wsl.conf
[boot]
systemd=true

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pkg-config brew install conflicts with system one

brew update\
brew upgrade\
brew remove --ignore-dependencies pkg-config\
brew install -vds --env=super pkg-config

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GPG signing fix

GPG_TTY=$(tty)
export GPG_TTY

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Closing since most of the setup is done with final comment will keep posting in case of new additions. Commit reference

ca012ed

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• dotnet install https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/install/linux-scripted-manual#scripted-install
• dotnet tab completions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/enable-tab-autocomplete
• nuget https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/install-nuget-client-tools

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en_US.UTF-8

sudo echo "LANG=en_US.UTF-8" > /etc/local.conf
sudo dnf install langpacks-en
localectl set-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8

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wslview for access browser through wsl.

export DISPLAY=:0 # not required as GUI supported
export BROWSER=/usr/bin/wslview

wayland server not found fix microsoft/WSL#11261 (comment)

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setting up localhost port transfer: https://abdus.dev/posts/fixing-wsl2-localhost-access-issue/

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Intellij slow in WSL: microsoft/WSL#8995 (comment)

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WSL slow: microsoft/WSL#873

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clock issue: microsoft/WSL#10006

WSL version: 2.1.1

wsl --update --pre-release

Update: breaks fedora instead use this: microsoft/WSL#8204 (comment)

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sudo dnf upgrade --refresh
sudo dnf install dnf-plugin-system-upgrade
sudo dnf system-upgrade download --releaserver=40
export DNF_SYSTEM_UPGRADE_NO_REBOOT=1
sudo -E dnf system-upgrade reboot
sudo -E dnf system-upgrade upgrade
sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

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to attach yubikey to wsl

usbipd bind --busid 2-4
usbipd attach --wsl --busid 2-4

after this we sometimes have to reset gpg agent for ssh to work

gpg --card-status
gpg-connect-agent updatestartuptty /bye