WSL_commands.md

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Commands/Issues

Opening Files

• Open Visual Studio Code: code .

• Open Windows file explorer: explorer.exe .

• Mount Windows filesystem: /mnt/c/Users/<username>/<path>

Missing Packages

• If Jupyter claims ipykernel not installed (even though conda list ipykernel shows valid install):

  • Close all integrated terminals
  • Exit vscode
  • Restart WSL2 shell (not from Anaconda prompt)
  • Open VSCode from WSL2 shell
  • Open ipykernel interactive terminal before opening an integrated terminal
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VSCode Setup

• Set Black as autoformatter: "python.formatting.provider": "black", "python.formatting.blackPath": "/home/<user>/bin/black"

System Time

1. Sync: sudo hwclock -s