# Setup ArchLinux in WSL

## Sources

- [arch linux wsl docs](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Install_Arch_Linux_on_WSL)

## Prepare wsl arch linux image

```powershell
wsl --update
wsl --install archlinux
wsl --set-default archlinux
wsl --list --all # check settings
```

## Setup User

Set root password

```sh
passwd
```

Install sudo

```sh
pacman -Syu
pacman -S sudo nvim vi nano
groupadd sudo
visudo # Uncomment %sudo ...
```

Create the user

```sh
useradd -u 1000 -g 1000 -m -s /bin/bash woelke
usermod -aG sudo woelke
```

Set a password

```sh
passwd woelke
```

Set wsl default user

```sh
tee -a /etc/wsl.conf <<'EOF'

[user]
default=woelke
EOF
```

Restart wsl archlinux from a powerhsell

```powershell
wsl --terminate archlinux
```

## Setup Dotfiles

Setup ssh access to https://gitea.der-seb.space

```sh
ssh-keygen ...

tee -a /home/woelke/.ssh/config <<'EOF'
Host gitea.der-seb.space
     User git
     HostName gitea.der-seb.space
     IdentitiesOnly yes
     IdentityFile ~/.ssh/gitea-der-seb-space-access
EOF
```

[Install woelke dotfiles](https://gitea.der-seb.space/seb/dotfiles)

## Knows Problems

- Installation error: docker, docker-compose
  - When Docker Desktop is installed on the host system, it might try to link its docker and docker-compose setup to the arch linux instance,
    - Disable wsl-integration in Docker Destkop Settings
    - Remove docker, docker-desktop symlinks

- wsl always starts bash
  - run `wsl zsh` (might break neovide??)