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wsl2 dev environment

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WezTerm Setup (Windows)

  • Configure WezTerm via %USERPROFILE%\.wezterm.lua.
  • Set font to JetBrains Mono Nerd Font.
  • Enable Acrylic transparency and blur.
local wezterm = require 'wezterm'
local config = wezterm.config_builder()
 
-- Font configuration
config.font = wezterm.font('JetBrains Mono Nerd Font')
config.font_size = 11.0
 
-- Acrylic transparency and blur (Windows only)
config.win32_system_backdrop = 'Acrylic'
config.window_background_opacity = 0.85
config.text_background_opacity = 1.0
 
-- Set WSL Arch as the default domain
config.default_domain = 'WSL:Arch'
 
return config

WSL2 Arch Linux Installation

  • Download the Arch.zip release from ArchWSL.
  • Extract files to a permanent directory.
  • Execute Arch.exe to initialize the container.
  • Initialize the package manager and update system:
passwd
pacman-key --init
pacman-key --populate archlinux
pacman -Syu
  • Create user account with sudo access:
echo "%wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL" > /etc/sudoers.d/wheel
useradd -m -G wheel -s /bin/bash denialbb
passwd denialbb
  • Set default user in Windows PowerShell:
.\Arch.exe config --default-user denialbb

Zsh + Oh My Zsh Setup

  • Install Zsh:
sudo pacman -S zsh
  • Install Oh My Zsh:
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
  • Change default shell:
chsh -s $(which zsh)

Neovim Configuration

  • Install compilation utilities, runtimes, and search dependencies:
sudo pacman -S gcc make ripgrep fd nodejs npm python python-pip neovim git
  • Clone custom configurations:
git clone https://github.com/denialbb/nvim.git ~/.config/nvim
  • Launch Neovim to trigger automatic package installation and compilation:
nvim

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