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== Tips and tricks == | |||
== Run container on startup == | |||
To run the distro <code>NixOS</code> on Windows startup or user login in the background, proceed with following commands in PowerShell | |||
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echo "" > $HOME\run_wsl2_at_startup.vbs | |||
notepad $HOME\run_wsl2_at_startup.vbs | |||
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Inside the script we define <code>NixOS</code> as the distribution name, as imported in the setup step above | |||
{{file|$HOME\run_wsl2_at_startup.vbs|vbs|<nowiki> | |||
set object = createobject("wscript.shell") | |||
object.run "wsl.exe --distribution NixOS", 0 | |||
</nowiki>}} | |||
Execute following command to open the task planer | |||
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taskschd.msc | |||
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Click on <code>New task</code> on the right pane, set name to <code>WSL</code>. On the tab "Triggers" click on "New ..." and select run task on user login. On the tab "Action" click on "New ..." and insert as command: <code>%USERPROFILE%\run_wsl2_at_startup.vbs</code> | |||
Revision as of 14:31, 24 January 2024
Notes on running NixOS on the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL, WSL2)
Setup
Ensure that WSL is installed and up to date
wsl --update
Download the latest release of nixos-wsl.tar.gz from the NixOS-WSL Github page.
Import the WSL container using PowerShell
wsl --import NixOS .\NixOS\ nixos-wsl.tar.gz --version 2
Usage
Start it with PowerShell
wsl -d NixOS
Tips and tricks
Run container on startup
To run the distro NixOS on Windows startup or user login in the background, proceed with following commands in PowerShell
echo "" > $HOME\run_wsl2_at_startup.vbs
notepad $HOME\run_wsl2_at_startup.vbs
Inside the script we define NixOS as the distribution name, as imported in the setup step above
$HOME\run_wsl2_at_startup.vbs
set object = createobject("wscript.shell")
object.run "wsl.exe --distribution NixOS", 0Execute following command to open the task planer
taskschd.msc
Click on New task on the right pane, set name to WSL. On the tab "Triggers" click on "New ..." and select run task on user login. On the tab "Action" click on "New ..." and insert as command: %USERPROFILE%\run_wsl2_at_startup.vbs