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How to install wsl

Step1:Enable Required Windows Features
You must have these Windows features enabled:

Virtual Machine Platform

Windows Subsystem for Linux

Windows Hypervisor Platform (sometimes needed)

How to enable:

Open Control Panel → Programs → Turn Windows features on or off.

Check the boxes for:

Windows Subsystem for Linux

Virtual Machine Platform

Windows Hypervisor Platform (if available)

Click OK and restart your PC

step2: open cmd not gitbash

wsl --install

step3:type password
step4: you will get prompt

rakes@Zebronics:/mnt/c/Users/rakes$

step5: press window +R

step 1:open visual studio
step2: Open VS Code.

Go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X).

Search for "WSL" or "Remote - WSL".

If it is not installed, click Install.

If it is already installed, ensure it is enabled

step3:Go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+p)
Press F1 or Ctrl+Shift+P to open the Command Palette.

Type and select WSL: Connect to WSL (or WSL: Connect to WSL using Distro for a specific Linux distribution).

Use the File menu to open a folder located in your WSL filesystem.

cp -r /mnt/c/xampp/htdocs/motoshare-web ~/motoshare-web

mv /home/rakes/motoshare-web /home/rakes/my-xampp-docker/