Install WSL
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| wsl -l -v # list installed distributions
wsl --list --online # list available distributions
wsl --install -d Ubuntu-20.04
# create yourself a user name and password for sudo in future
wsl -l -v # confirm Ubuntu-20.04 is installed
wsl --set-version Ubuntu-20.04 2 # if the version above shows 1
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Install miniconda
Start Ubuntu terminal, and install Miniconda, note to let it initialize for you.
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| wget https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-py310_23.3.1-0-Linux-x86_64.sh
sha256sum Miniconda3-py310_23.3.1-0-Linux-x86_64.sh # verify online
bash Miniconda3-py310_23.3.1-0-Linux-x86_64.sh
Do you wish the installer to initialize Miniconda3
by running conda init? [yes|no]
[no] >>> yes
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This will by default install to ~/miniconda3 folder, and add to the end of .bashrc file:
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| # >>> conda initialize >>>
# !! Contents within this block are managed by 'conda init' !!
__conda_setup="$('/home/vma/miniconda3/bin/conda' 'shell.bash' 'hook' 2> /dev/null)"
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
eval "$__conda_setup"
else
if [ -f "/home/vma/miniconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" ]; then
. "/home/vma/miniconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
else
export PATH="/home/vma/miniconda3/bin:$PATH"
fi
fi
unset __conda_setup
# <<< conda initialize <<<
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Later on, whenever you start shell of this linux env, it will active base env. You can’t deactive base env, but you can create/switch to another one.
vscode setup
Start vscode from your Linux env, make sure you get the default terminal as your Linux env.
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| code --install-extension ms-python.python
code --install-extension ms-toolsai.jupyter
conda install -n base ipykernel --update-deps --force-reinstall
code random_file_name.py
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Click on “Select interpreter” link in the lower right corner of vscode. Select the python installed by Conda.
Restart vscode
First jupyter Notebook
Use vscode’s Command Palette to “create a new Notebook”. Try add a markdown section and a “Code” section.
The following error will show if you haven’t complete the vscode setup section above.
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| Running cells with 'base' requires the ipykernel package.
Run the following command to install 'ipykernel' into the Python environment.
Command: 'conda install -n base ipykernel --update-deps --force-reinstall'
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Save the file, be aware it will be rendered by vscode when you open it.
Nice to have but not relaeted to this topic: Install Docker Desktop
Run “command prompt” or powershell as Administrator:
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| choco install docker-desktop
# Settings, General, "Use the WSL 2 based engine"
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Open WSL Ubuntu shell:
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| docker version
docker run hello-world
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