Jekyll2026-04-08T11:35:13+00:00https://matas-noreika.github.io/feed.xmlMatas Does ThingsThis is my personal blogging site to share topics that I am currently exploring.Matas Noreikamatassimkus55@gmail.comLinux Environment With WSL2026-03-29T15:33:58+00:002026-03-29T15:33:58+00:00https://matas-noreika.github.io/windows/wsl/2026/03/29/linux-environment-with-wslIn this blog post we are going to explore a fun option of maintaining the best of both worlds from Windows and Linux. I discovered WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) around my second year of college. I wanted to have a Linux development environment without having to give up all the support of the windows platform. Historically Windows has always had some support for a Linux like environment to maintain consistency within the software world.

How to Set Up

Open up a Powershell terminal in administrator mode and run the following command:

wsl --install -d <DistroName>

In the place of <DistroName> I chose Debian although if you leave it out by default Ubuntu is installed (which runs Debian under the hood anyways).

Your PC will need a restart, once that is complete you can move onto the next step.

Using WSL

In order to turn on your distributions terminal you can open windows terminal application and on the Powershell prompt write wsl. This might prompt a user configuration on initial use.

Additional Tools

I suggest for users that develop on embedded systems to install an additional tool called usbipd which maps the USB ports virtually into the WSL instance.

Use the following command to install usbipd using Windows Package Manager (winget):

winget install --interactive --exact dorssel.usbipd-win

Once installed you may use the tool to list, bind and attach the desired devices. Ensure you run the Powershell in administrator mode you may run the following command to open administrator from inside a Powershell terminal:

start prowershell -Verb RunAs

List Example:

usbipd list

Output:

Connected:
BUSID  VID:PID    DEVICE                                                        STATE
1-7    13d3:54b1  Integrated Camera                                             Shared
1-9    046d:c53f  LIGHTSPEED Receiver, USB Input Device                         Not shared
1-10   8087:0026  Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R)                                Shared

Persisted:
GUID                                  DEVICE

Binding Example:

usbipd bind -b <BUSID>

If you run list again upon binding device the STATE should show Shared.

Attach Example:

usbipd attach --wsl -b <BUSID>

Output:

usbipd: info: Using WSL distribution 'Debian' to attach; the device will be available in all WSL 2 distributions.
usbipd: info: Detected networking mode 'nat'.
usbipd: info: Using IP address 172.27.128.1 to reach the host.

If you wish to return the device control to windows run the following command:

usbipd detach -b <BUSID>
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