Windows 10

Sometimes I have to use Windows 10; here are some things that I typically do.

Ergonomics

capslock to control

  • Create a file called “caps.reg”:

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]

"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,1d,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00

  • Execute

  • Reboot

Terminals

https://blog.ropnop.com/configuring-a-pretty-and-usable-terminal-emulator-for-wsl/ - Alacritty config goes in Users/[user]/AppData/Roaming/alacritty/alacritty.yml (download example yaml from the releases page in github) - One can always try setting the legacy mintty backend for a different feel - - Cmder setup: https://gingter.org/2016/11/16/running-windows-10-ubuntu-bash-in-cmder/ - Terminus is too slow to be usable, but it looks nice.

I ended up going with Alacritty. It isn’t bulletproof, but it is good enough(TM).

WSL 1/2

WSL vs WSL2

WSL1 install

https://www.howtogeek.com/249966/how-to-install-and-use-the-linux-bash-shell-on-windows-10/

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10

The procedure I used:

  • Control Panel > Programs > Turn Windows Features On Or Off. Enable the “Windows Subsystem for Linux” option in the list, and then click the “OK” button.
  • Click “Restart now” when you’re prompted to restart your computer. The feature won’t work until you reboot.
  • Install Ubuntu 18.04 from the Microsoft store (online/in a browser)
  • No need to sign in to anything, even if prompted

Configuration

Turn off terminal beep: uncomment set bell-style none in /etc/inputrc - Doesn’t work for zsh, so put unsetopt BEEP in ~/.zshrc - Better: just change “Critical Stop” in Sound Scheme (control panel) to

  • “Windows Navigation Start.wav”
  • “Windows Menu Command.wav”
  • but setting to (None) doesn’t work hashtagangryface