running linux natively inside windows 10 · go to the linux kernel are translated into...

RUNNING LINUX

NATIVELY INSIDE

"WINDOWS 10"

Web location for this

presentation:

http://aztcs.orgClick on

“Meeting Notes”

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYAs part of the "Anniversary

Update" of "Windows 10", the beta

"Windows Subsystem for Linux"

("WSL"), lets you run Linux "shell

commands", terminal applications,

graphical applications, and

desktop environments inside

"Windows..)

TOPICS• "Windows Subsystem for Linux"

("WSL")

• Advantages of "WSL"

• Installing "WSL"

• Using "WSL"

• Additional Ways to Use "WSL"

• Malware Issues

• Additional Information on "WSL"

"WINDOWS SUBSYSTEM FOR

LINUX" ("WSL")

• "Windows Subsystem for Linux"

("WSL") is an optional, beta "layer"

in "Windows 10" that translates

Linux kernel calls to their Windows

NT equivalents

LINUX" ("WSL") (continued)

• "Windows Subsystem for Linux"

("WSL") is also known as

"Bash on Ubuntu in Windows"

"Bash on Windows"

"Bash shell on Windows"

• When you run Linux desktops and

Linux software programs inside

"Windows Subsystem for Linux",

you do not run the Linux kernel.

Instead, "kernel calls" that normally

go to the Linux kernel are translated

into "Windows NT" kernel calls.

Real computer

"Windows 10" with "Anniversary

Update"

"Windows Subsystem for

Linux" ("WSL") is an optional,

beta part of "Windows 10"

Linux bash shell runs Ubuntu

applications & Linux desktops

• When you run Linux desktops and

Linux software programs inside

"Windows Subsystem for Linux",

you do not run the Linux kernel.

Instead, "kernel calls" that normally

go to the Linux kernel are translated

into "Windows NT" kernel calls.

ADVANTAGES OF "WSL"

• Much faster than running Linux

inside virtual machines inside

"Windows..":

https://www.linux.com/learn/howdy-

ubuntu-windows-how-fast-it

INSTALLING "WSL"

• Step 1: Start a Web browser from

your "Windows 10" computer and

https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxs

INSTALLING "WSL" (continued)

• Step 2:

Click on the rectangular green

"Download" button:

• Step 3:

Click on the "Run" button:

• Step 4:

If a "User Account Control" box

pops up, click on it's "Yes" box:

• Step 5:

Click on the "Next" button of the

"Installation Options" box:

• Step 6:

Click on the "Install" button:

• Step 7:

After the installation process is

complete, click on the "Close"

button:

• Step 8:

Double-click on the "XLaunch"

shortcut on the Windows "Desktop".

• Step 9:

A "Display settings" box will be

displayed:

• Step 10:

Select the "One large window"

option in the "Display Settings" box:

• Step 11:

Click on the "Next" button:

• Step 12:

Make sure that the "Start no client"

option is selected in the "Client

startup" box :

• Step 13:

• Step 14:

• Step 15:

• Step 16:

Click on the "Finish" button:

• Step 17:

If a "Windows Security Alert" box

pops up, make sure that both the

"Private Networks.." and the "Public

Networks" options are selected:

• Step 18:

Click on the "Allow access" button:

• Step 19:

A single large "X Windows" window

will be displayed:

• Step 20:

Click on the Minimize button in the

upper-right corner of the "X

Windows" window:

• Step 21:

Use the LEFT mouse button to click

on the Windows "Start button":

• Step 22:

A Windows 10 "Start menu" will be

displayed:

• Step 23:

Click on the "Settings" icon:

• Step 25:

A "Windows Settings" box will be

displayed:

• Step 26:

Double-click on "Update & security":

• Step 27:

Click on "For developers":

• Step 28:

Select the "Developer mode" option:

• Step 29:

Click on the "Yes" button:

• Step 30:

Watch the swirling activity indicator

to the left of "Installing the

Developer Mode package":

• Step 31:

Note the warning in red font:

• Step 32:

Click on the Windows "Start button"

with your left mouse button:

• Step 33:

A Windows "Start menu" will be

displayed:

• Step 34:

Click on the "Power" icon:

• Step 35:

A pop-up context menu will be

displayed:

• Step 36:

Click on "Restart":

• Step 37:

The computer will restart:

• Step 38:

shortcut on the "Windows.."

desktop:

• Step 39:

option:

• Step 40:

• Step 41:

Made sure that the "Start no client"

option is selected:

• Step 42:

• Step 43:

• Step 44:

• Step 45:

A single large "X Windows" window

will be displayed:

• Step 46:

Click on the "Minimize" button in the

Windows" window :

• Step 47:

Use the RIGHT mouse button to

click on the Windows.. "Start

button":

• Step 48:

A Windows key+x menu will be

displayed:

• Step 49:

Click on "Control Panel":

• Step 50:

Click on "Programs and Features or

click on "Uninstall a program":

• Step 51:

Double-click on "Turn Windows

features on or off":

• Step 52:

A "Turn Windows features on or off"

box will be displayed:

• Step 53:

Put a checkmark in "Windows

Subsystem for Linux (Beta):

• Step 54:

Put a checkmark in "Windows

Subsystem for Linux (Beta):

• Step 55:

Click on the "Okay" button:

• Step 56:

The status of "Applying changes"

will be displayed:

• Step 57:

Click on the "Restart now" button:

• Step 58:

Watch the progress of the update

process:

• Step 59:

The Windows.. desktop will be

displayed:

• Step 60:

click on the Windows "Start button":

• Step 61:

A Windows key + x menu will be

displayed:

• Step 62:

Click on "Command Prompt

(Admin)":

• Step 63:

If a "User Account Control" box is

displayed, click on it's "Yes" button:

• Step 64:

An "Administrator: Command

Prompt" window will be displayed:

• Step 65:

Use the left mouse button to click

once inside the "Administrator:

Command Prompt" window :

• Step 66:

Press the Enter key once or twice:

• Step 67:

Type a lower-case

• Step 67:

Then press the Enter key once or

twice:

• Step 68:

Type in a "Unix username" that you

can remember:

• Step 69:

Type in a "Unix password" that you

can remember:

• Step 70:

Type in the same "Unix password"

that you typed in Step 69:

• Step 71:

• Step 72:

Type in

sudo apt-get update

• Step 73:

Press the Enter key once

• Step 74:

Type in the password that you typed

in Steps 69 and 70:

• Step 75:

The press the Enter key once or

twice:

• Step 76:

Type in

sudo apt-get upgrade

• Step 77:

Press the Enter key once

• Step 78:

Type in a lower-case

• Step 79:

Then press the Enter key once or

twice:

• Step 80:

When all activity stops, minimize but

do not close the command prompt

window:

• Step 81:

The Windows.. "Desktop" will be

displayed:

• Step 82:

shortcut on the Windows..

"Desktop":

• Step 83:

The "Display settings" box will

appear:

• Step 84:

option:

• Step 85:

• Step 86:

Make sure that "Start no client" is

selected in the "Client startup box":

• Step 87:

• Step 88:

• Step 89:

• Step 90:

A large "X Windows" window will be

displayed:

• Step 91:

Click on the minimize button the the

upper-right corner of the large "X

Windows" window:

• Step 92:

Maximize or restore the size of the

command line window by double-

clicking on it's "Task button" on the

"Windows.." Task bar:

• Step 93:

Using the left mouse button, click

once inside the command line

window:

• Step 94:

Type in

DISPLAY=:0.0

• Step 95:

Press the Enter key once or twice.

• Step 96:

Type in

echo "export DISPLAY=:0.0" >> ~/.bashrc

• Step 97:

Press the Enter key once or twice.

• Step 98:

Type in

sudo sed -i 's/<listen>.*<\/listen>/<listen>tcp:host=localhost,port=0<\/listen>/' /etc/dbus-1/session.conf

(It is best to use copy and past to do the

typing of this complex line since the

command prompt windows in Windows 10

allows you to paste by right clicking.)

• Step 99:

Press the Enter key once:

• Step 100:

Type in the same password that you typed in

in Steps 69 and 70.

• Step 101:

Type in

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

• Step 102:

Press the Enter key once.

• Step 103:

Type in a lower case y:

• Step 104:

• Step 105:

Type in

sudo apt-get install compiz-core

• Step 106:

• Step 107:

Type in sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

• Step 108:

• Step 109:

Type in a lower-case y

• Step 110:

• Step 111:

Type in

• Step 112:

• Step 113:

Click on the "-" minimize button of

the command prompt window:

• Step 114:

Click on "X Windows" Task button

on the "Task bar":

• Step 115:

The "X Windows" window will

restore or maximize:

• Step 116:

Click on the "OK" button of the

"CCSM is an advanced tool.."

notice:

• Step 117:

In the "General" section, make sure

the following are selected:

Commands, Composite, Copy to

Texture, and OpenGL

• Step 118:

In the "Desktop" section, make sure

that "Ubuntu Unity Plugin" is

selected:

• Step 119:

In the "Utilities" section, make sure

that "Compiz Library Toolbox" is

selected:

• Step 120:

In the "Window Management"

section, make sure that the

following are selected:

Move Window, Place Windows,

Resize Window, Scale, and

Snapping Windows:

• Step 121:

Click on the "Close" button:

• Step 122:

Click once on the "Task button" of

the command prompt window.

• Step 123:

The command prompt window will

restore or maximize.

• Step 124:

Click on the "x" close button of the

command prompt window in order

to close the command prompt

window.

• Step 125:

Click once on the "Task button" of

the "X Windows" window.

• Step 126:

restore or maximize.

• Step 127:

Click on the "x" close button of the

"X Windows" window in order to

close the "X Windows" window.

• Step 128:

The installation of "WSL" is now

complete. To use "WSL", follow the

steps starting with "Step 201" in the

next section:

USING "WSL"

• Step 201:

Start at the Desktop of a "Windows

10.." computer that has "WSL"

installed into it:

USING "WSL" (continued)

• Step 202:

desktop shortcut that you installed

in the section called "Installing

• Step 203:

A "Display Settings" window will

appear:

• Step 204:

option:

• Step 205:

• Step 206:

Make sure that the "Start no client"

option is selected:

• Step 207:

• Step 208:

An "Extra settings" window will be

displayed:

• Step 209:

• Step 210:

A "Configuration complete" window

will be displayed:

• Step 211:

• Step 212:

A single black "X Window" window

will fill up the entire monitor screen:

• Step 213:

Click on the "-" minimize icon in the

Window" window:

• Step 214:

The "Windows 10" Desktop will be

displayed:

• Step 215:

click the Start button:

• Step 216:

" 'Windows' key + x" menu

will be displayed:

• Step 217:

Click on

"Command Prompt (Admin)"

• Step 218:

If a "User Account Control" dialog

box is displayed, click on it's "Yes"

button:

• Step 219:

"Administrator: Command Prompt"

window will be displayed:

• Step 220:

at the command prompt:

• Step 221:

Then depress the Enter key of the

keyboard once:

• Step 222:

Type in

• Step 223:

• Step 224:

Click on the "-" minimize button of

the command prompt window:

• Step 225:

Click on "X Windows" Task button

on the "Task bar":

• Step 226:

restore or maximize:

• Step 227:

Click on the "OK" button of the

"CCSM is an advanced tool.."

notice:

• Step 228:

Click on the "Close" button:

• Step 229:

Click on "Task button" for the

"Command Prompt" window:

• Step 230:

Using the left mouse button, click

once inside the command prompt

window:

• Step 35:

compiz

at the command prompt:

• You Linux files will be located

C:\Users\{username}\AppDat

a\Local\lxss\

where "lxss" probably is an

acronym for "Linux

Subsystem"

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window

s_Subsystem_for_Linux

• Microsoft's documentation is

located at

https://msdn.microsoft.com/comma

ndline/wsl/about

ADDITIONAL WAYS TO USE

• http://www.infoworld.com/article/309

9032/microsoft-windows/6-wacky-

hacks-for-linux-on-windows.html

• http://drupal.sh/install-drupal-

windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl-

ubuntu

"WSL" (continued)

• http://www.winbeta.org/news/micros

oft-provides-details-ever-wanted-

know-windows-subsystem-linux

• http://react-etc.net/page/installing-

wordpress-on-windows-subsystem-

for-linux-wsl-ubuntu

"WSL" (continued)

• https://www.variantweb.net/blog/run

ning-fedora-on-windows-10-using-

"WSL" (continued)

• http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/0

8/upgrade-bash-windows-10-

ubuntu-16-04-lts

MALWARE ISSUES

• https://threatpost.com/windows-10-

attack-surface-grows-with-linux-

support-in-anniversary-

update/119778/

• http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/n

ews/2467416/linux-subsystem-

could-cause-windows-10-

anniversary-update-to-eat-itself

MALWARE ISSUES (continued)

• http://mspoweruser.com/security-

reseacher-explains-security-issues-

related-to-windows-10-linux-

subsystem/

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON

• https://ayesh.me/ubuntu-bash-

windows-10-wsl

• http://windowsreport.com/windows-

10-linux-subsystem/

• http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?

page=article&item=windows-10-

lxcore&num=1

"WSL" (continued)

• https://www.symfony.fi/entry/php-

development-with-windows-

subsystem-for-linux-wsl

• http://www.techrepublic.com/article/

windows-10-meets-nt-why-

microsoft-is-revisiting-the-past-with-

its-support-for-linux/

"WSL" (continued)

• https://forum.avast.com/index.php?t

opic=185328.15

REFERENCES

• https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/co

mments/4rsmzp/bash_on_windows_gett

ing_dbus_and_x_server_working/

• http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-run-

run-the-native-ubuntu-desktop-on-

windows-10/

• http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/08/en

able-bash-windows-10-anniversary-

update

REFERENCES (continued)

• https://github.com/Microsoft/BashOnWin

dows/issues/637

• https://www.slightfuture.com/technote/lx

ss-lxrun

• http://www.howtogeek.com/249966/how

-to-install-and-use-the-linux-bash-shell-

on-windows-10/

• http://thehackernews.com/2016/07/ubun

tu-gui-windows-10.html

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