Cheatsheet for Winget commands

Winget examples using Command line in Windows:

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# Verify Winget installed  
winget -v
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# Install Windows applications using Winget  
winget search vlc
winget install --id VideoLAN.VLC
vlc
winget search htop
winget install --id abdenasser.NeoHtop
neohtop
winget search msedit
winget install Microsoft.Edit
edit test.txt
winget search audio
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# Upgrade Windows applications using Winget  
winget upgrade
winget upgrade --id VideoLAN.VLC
winget upgrade --all

Cheatsheet for WSL commands

WSL examples using Command line in Windows:

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# Enable virtualisation on cpu  
# Enable WSL in Windows Features and Restart machine 
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# Install WSL and Ubuntu (run Windows PowerShell as Administrator)
wsl --install
wsl --update
# restart machine
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# Show WSL status
wsl --version
wsl --list --verbose
# Ubuntu-24.04 was automatically installed as default
wsl --status
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# Show and Install installable distros on WSL (run Windows PowerShell as Administrator)
# (can also be installed via Microsoft Store)
wsl --list --online
wsl --install FedoraLinux-42
wsl --list --verbose
# see also list of installed distros in menu bottom left in File Explorer
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# Start installed distros on WSL
wsl
lsb_release -a
exit
wsl --list --verbose
wsl -d FedoraLinux-42
hostnamectl
exit
wsl --list --verbose
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# Set distro as default on WSL
wsl -s FedoraLinux-42
wsl --list --verbose
wsl -s Ubuntu-24.04
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# Stop running distros on WSL
wsl --terminate FedoraLinux-42
# Execute to stop all: wsl --shutdown
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# Uninstall distro on WSL
wsl --unregister FedoraLinux-42
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# Install console applications in Ubuntu on WSL
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install neofetch htop
neofetch
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# Install graphical applications in Ubuntu on WSL
sudo apt install gimp -y
gimp
sudo apt install nautilus x11-apps -y
xeyes &
xcalc
nautilus
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# Install Nix package manager in Ubuntu
sh <(curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon
mkdir -p .config/nix/
nano .config/nix/nix.conf
# Add line in file: experimental-features = nix-command flakes
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# Install applications using Nix package manager in Ubuntu
# To search online for nix packages: https://search.nixos.org/packages
nix profile install nixpkgs#tmux
tmux
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