Installing Windows Subsystem for Linux + Change WSL's directory to another Drive other than Window C:/
The Windows Subsystem for Linux lets developers run a GNU/Linux environment -- including most command-line tools, utilities, and applications -- directly on Windows, unmodified, without the overhead of a traditional virtual machine or dualboot setup.
- Installing WSL
- Change WSL's directory so you can peacefully install packages as much as you want without having to worry about the limited storage of the Windows active partition C:\!
// type following address in the address bar of the file explorer
\\wsl$
Open with atom editor for better view : showing open with atom when right clicking file or folder in windows 10
Steps
- Open Atom Text Editor
- Go to FILES --> SETTINGS --> SYSTEM
- Check the following boxes
✅ Show in file context menus
✅ Show in folder context menus