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Kyle Hamilton edited this page Sep 6, 2020 · 3 revisions

The only way to have a true Linux world in a Windows machine is by installing a WSL in PowerShell.

Running w261 docker container on WSL:

  • Make sure you're on the WSL2 by running wsl -l -v. If not, you will need to update your OS and your distro. You will also need to install Docker Desktop for Windows.
  • After you have everything ready, you might get error 139 when you try to run docker-compose in WSL. What you need to do is to add .wslconfig file under %userprofile% and add:
  • [wsl2]
  • kernelCommandLine = vsyscall=emulate
  • Once you add .wslconfig file, restart your computer then run docker-compose up -d in your WSL console. It should now start up. (Screenshot 2)
  • The last step is to open web browser on your laptop and enter http://localhost:8889 (screenshot 3)

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