Install Ubuntu on Windows subsystem using WSL2 technology

Install WSL2

Reference: Manual installation steps for older versions of WSL

Enabling the Windows subsystem for Linux

Open PowerShell as administrator (Start menu > PowerShell > right-click > Run as administrator) and enter the following command:

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dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

Start the virtual machine function

Open PowerShell as administrator and run:

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dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart

Restart the computer

Download the Linux kernel update package and install it

Download address 1 (Microsoft official website download): Linux kernel update packages

Download address 2 (csdn download): Linux kernel update packages

Run the downloaded update package. (Double click to run - you will be prompted to elevate privileges, select “Yes” to approve this installation.)

Set WSL2 as the default version

Open PowerShell and run the following command to set WSL 2 as the default version when installing a new Linux distribution:

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wsl --set-default-version 2

Install Ubuntu and install docker and docker-compose

Install Ubuntu Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-manual

Install Docker Reference: https://www.runoob.com/docker/ubuntu-docker-install.html

Install Docker-Compose Reference: https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-install-and-configure-docker-compose-on-ubuntu-20-04/

Open the Microsoft Store and select the Ubuntu version to download

Wait for the automatic installation to succeed

Start Ubuntu and wait for it to install automatically

After setting the username and password, enter the Ubuntu system

Install Docker

Use th daocloud one-click installation command:

The installation command is as follows:

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sudo curl -sSL https://get.daocloud.io/docker | sh

Wait for successful installation

Start the docker service command

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sudo service docker start

Check if the installation is successful command

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sudo docker ps -a

The installation of Ubuntu Docker is successful when the following is displayed

Install docker-compose

Update the apt-get command:

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sudo apt-get update -y

Install the docker-compose command:

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sudo apt-get install docker-compose

Enter y in the middle to enter

Installation complete!