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This is repo for unofficial Fedora WSL based on the rootfs extracted from fedora docker image with a few additional packages installed and few configuration changes.

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Fedora WSL

This is an unofficial Fedora WSL based on the rootfs of fedora docker images with a few packages installed to make your life easy
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Installation

Note - to install manually from the msix package you need to install the .cer file first to the "Trusted Root Certificate Store" of the "local machine"

  • After installation is complete from microsoft store or manual install when you open the app you will be presented with a screen to create a user account go ahead with it and complete the account creation to finish installation

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Note - The password entering feild does not display your password but it still records it

Build

Prerequisites

  • Visual Studio 2022
  • Python

Getting Started

  • Fork and clone your fork of the Project

  • Generate a test certificate:

    • In Visual Studio, open FedoraWSL-Appx/MyDistro.appxmanifest
    • Select the Packaging tab
    • Select "Choose Certificate"
    • Click the Configure Certificate drop-down and select Create test certificate.
  • Copy tar.gz containing your distro into the x64 folder at the root of the project and rename it to rootfs.tar.gz

Note - You can get the rootfs.tar.gz file from the releases page

  • Then open a terminal window in the root of the project and type in the command
python build.py --target=build --config=debug --platform=x64
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