Windows WSL Installation

How to install Linux on Windows with WSL

Those with Windows computers that want to test RAIRprotocol locally will need to install WSL. (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

Requirements

Windows 10 version 2004 and higher (Build 19041 and higher) or Windows 11

minimum 8GB RAM

How to

1. Open PowerShell or Windows Command Prompt in administrator mode by right-clicking and selecting "Run as administrator" To see a list of available Linux distributions available for download through the online store, enter:

wsl --list --online or wsl -l -o

1. Install Ubuntu 24.04 LTS using command

wsl --install -d Ubuntu-24.04

1. Reboot computer

2. Once the process of installing your Linux distribution with WSL is complete, open the distribution using the Start menu. You will be asked to create a User Name and Password for your Linux distribution.

1. Ready to install Docker, Docker compose and clone rairprotocol repository