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====== WSL / Linux / Ubuntu Cheatsheet ======

===== Windows Commands =====

| ''wsl --install'' | Install WSL. |
| ''wsl --list'' | List installed Linux flavours. |
| ''wsl --install -d ubuntu'' | Install Ubuntu. |
| ''wsl -s ubuntu'' | Make Ubuntu the default. |

===== WSL / Linux Commands =====

| ''sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y dotnet-sdk-7.0'' | Install Dotnet on WSL. |
| ''ll'' or ''ls -alF'' | List files properly. |
| ''sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade'' | Update the system. |
|  File System  ||
| ''sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/sign-kernel'' | Make a file executable. |
| ''ln -s [target_file] [link_name]'' | Make a symbolic link. |
|  Diagnostic Info  ||
| ''mokutil --sb-state'' | SecureBoot status. |

===== Accessing drives =====

  * In WSL, accessing Windows drive: ''/mnt/c/Dev''
  * In Windows, accessing WSL: ''\\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\home''

===== Run commands on Bash start up =====

Edit your ''.bashrc'' file, it will be ''\\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\home\<you>\.bashrc'', append whatever you want to the bottom.

===== Mount a Windows Drive =====

  - Get drive info: ''sudo fdisk -l'', look for something like ''/dev/sda4''.
  - Make a directory to mount it to: ''sudu mkdir /mnt/windows''.
  - Mount it: ''sudo mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda4 /mnt/windows''. Add a ''-r'' for read only.