Install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) on Windows 10 (Contact CPH IT Support for assistance with this)
- Open PowerShell as an administrator
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
- Restart the computer when prompted.
Install Ubuntu 18.04 (Requires WSL)
- Open the Microsoft Store (search for "store" from the start menu)
- Search the store for "Ubuntu 18.04"
- Install Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (it is not necessary to sign in to the store)
- Launch Ubuntu 18.04
- Enter a username. This will create a local user account and you will be automatically logged in to Ubuntu 18.04 as this user.
- Enter a password for the user and enter a second time to confirm.
- Update all Ubuntu 18.04 software packages with
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
Please refer to
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10 for additional information. It is strongly recommended that you periodically run
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
to update all Ubuntu 18.04 software packages.