Debian dotfiles For WSL

This repository contains my personal dotfiles for Debian installed within Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). These dotfiles configure various aspects of the user environment, including:

• Terminal: Shell configuration, aliases, and themes.
• Editor: Vim or other editor settings.
• Other tools: Configuration for utilities and applications.

WSL Installation

Enable the necessary components on your Windows system to run Linux distributions within WSL.

• Install the Debian Linux distribution

  wsl --install -d Debian

• Switch to your WSL environment from PowerShell

  wsl

  This will launch the default WSL distribution in a new terminal window, which is Debian in this case.

Basic Configuration

Here's a basic configuration guide for Debian after the installation:

1. Update package lists

   sudo apt update -y

2. Upgrade installed packages

   sudo apt upgrade -y

3. Install essential packages

   sudo apt install git wget ca-certificates zsh vim man-db -y

4. Install specific packages

   sudo apt install gcc g++ python3 python3-pip default-jdk neofetch tree -y

5. Install oh-my-zsh

   sh -c "$(wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh -O -)"

Usage

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/elhamssan/wsl-dotfiles
   cd wsl-dotfiles

2. Create a hard link that points to the .zshrc file

   ln $HOME/wsl-dotfiles/.zshrc .

3. Create a hard link that points to the .vimrc file

   ln $HOME/wsl-dotfiles/.vimrc .