Running full desktop environments for tools that offer only a GUI is very unstable.Running background services inside WSL such as nginx or mysql is not yet supported.I depend a lot on Vagrant for web development and Hyper-V and VirtualBox don't play nice, leading to VMs not booting properly or randomly triggering a kernel panic.Docker volume mounts inside the WSL machine fails as Docker for Windows doesn't know the path to the WSL filesystem.WSL2 is great for giving you a taste of Linux on Windows, but the following problems made me go back to the drawing board: I decided to try out WSL to fill my needs, it worked fine for a bit, having integration with Docker in WSL2 was a big step up from WSL1 but the limitations started to show up sooner than I expected. Working with lots of servers I became quite attached to working with a shell, but I'm stuck using Windows because of the Adobe suite, the Stream Deck I use for macros, and other proprietary software that I don't have an alternative for. Side-note: I am doing this tutorial on Windows 11, it will work on Windows 10 just the same.With updates, some of the things written below do not reflect the reality today, WSL2 is now pretty good, Windows Terminal even got a quake mode, and I moved my workflow to docker. Let’s dive right into it: Terminal Customization for WSL2! I decided to write this article for Oh My Posh instead of Oh My ZSH, but you’ll see why in just a second. I just had a look at it and tried it out and I’m hooked. A reader, Nir Adler, has pointed me to Oh My Posh in the comment section of the WSL 2 customization article. Initially, I wanted to go with showing you how to install ZSH, Oh My ZSH, and an Oh My ZSH Theme called PowerLevel10k.īut last minute, I changed my mind.

Alright, since we now know how to Install WSL2 on Windows and How to Customize Windows Terminal for WSL2, it’s time to take a deep dive into Terminal Customization for WSL2.

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