ArchWSL

ArchLinux on WSL (Windows 10 FCU or later)

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Requirements

Windows 10 1709 Fall Creators Update 64bit or later.
Windows Subsystem for Linux feature is enabled.

Install

1. Download installer zip

2. Extract all files in zip file to same directory

3.Run Arch.exe as Administrator to Extract rootfs and Register to WSL

Exe filename is using to the instance name to register. If you rename it you can register with a diffrent name.

4. before use pacman,please initialize keyring.

>Arch.exe
[root@PC-NAME user]# pacman-key --init

[root@PC-NAME user]# pacman-key --populate

How-to-Use(for Installed Instance)

exe Usage

Useage :
    <no args>
      - Launches the distro's default behavior. By default, this launches your default shell.

    run <command line>
      - Run the given command line in that distro.

    config [setting [value]]
      - `--default-user <user>`: Set the default user for this distro to <user>
      - `--default-uid <uid>`: Set the default user uid for this distro to <uid>
      - `--append-path <on|off>`: Switch of Append Windows PATH to $PATH
      - `--mount-drive <on|off>`: Switch of Mount drives

    get [setting]
      - `--default-uid`: Get the default user uid in this distro
      - `--append-path`: Get on/off status of Append Windows PATH to $PATH
      - `--mount-drive`: Get on/off status of Mount drives
      - `--lxuid`: Get LxUID key for this distro

    clean
     - Uninstalls the distro.

    help
      - Print this usage message.

Just Run exe

>Arch.exe
[root@PC-NAME user]#

Run with command line

>Arch.exe run uname -r
4.4.0-43-Microsoft

Change Default User(id command required)

>Arch.exe config --default-user user

>Arch.exe
[user@PC-NAME dir]$

If the default user has not been changed, please reboot the computer.(issue #7)

How to uninstall instance

>Arch.exe clean

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