Windows Terminal and WSL Config Fast, Simple, and Easy Guide

Lots of people ask which terminal I use on Windows and how I configure it. It's pretty simple, I use the Microsoft Windows Terminal and it's a fantastic terminal on Windows. It is free and open source. With Windows Terminal, you can install and configure different environments for Windows and Linux. You can choose between Ubuntu or any other WSL 1 or WSL 2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) environment along with the typical PowerShell and cmd. In this fast, simple, and easy tutorial we'll set up the Windows Terminal, install WSL, then install Ubuntu, and configure Ubuntu with ZSH (zshell) and oh my zsh (0h-my-zsh). Then, you'll know exactly how I configure my Terminal on Windows. *Bonus* Now all your copy pasta commands will work on Windows, macOS, and Linux!

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Thank you for watching!

[SlateIvanovo]

This style of short content is great! Even if the topic covered is the one I already know. It's just the presentation!

Top notch, Tim!

[toddwilliams]

Nice video, Tim! I also appreciate your straight-to-the-point, no-nonsense work! Always a pleasure. Take care and keep up the good work!

[YT_html]

I was using Mac only for Its Beautiful terminal. But now I'm moved to Windows with "Windows Terminal" + your suggested settings. Feeling easier to work in windows than Mac. Thank you ❤

[EusebioResende]

Tim, any plans for a LVM snapshots related video? Thanks.

[eymenu]

A video about GUI apps in WSL2 would be great!

[blackitgameplay]

hi tim,

i have a little question is it possible to make a ubuntu server that saves all updates from the ubuntu repository and put them on a local storage so other ubuntu servers can update from there

[ThePC_Geek]

Great video, awesome idea. I still have yet to try wsl. i really dont want to have to have hyper-v stuff on my main pc. From my understanding it needs it in order to run.

[ramcohamdish]

question after we install everything, after we download for example a game or a device from Google, will the Linux terminal ask for some code or not, rather my question is like the original Linux, will everything be written by hand or I have bad english)

[luckygreen]

Which JSON editor are you using? When you pulll down the Windows Termnail settings to copy the Ubuntu instance ID, you are opening a JSON file. The clean install of Win10 in front of me doesn't have a dev environment installled. Whch app should I pick at the Microsoft Store "How do you want to open this files" prompt?

[gwazowski]

can you save the oh my zsh to the directory or u have to do these steps everytimme

[SimonGjtrupKrebs]

Hi how do you always open terminal as root. i really hate doing the sudo su commands. Thx for all thoes nice videos..:)

[Anto-mipn]

Can you please make a tutorial on wsl2?

[codewithfrenchy]

dude! i talked about that in class today :P

[techknowbabble]

HOW DID YOU INSTALL THE Ubuntu fonts??? YouTube tutorials smfh

[romeozor]

you look like you're getting a little thin, hope that's by choice and not by health issues 👍