I found the Ubuntu app button in Microsoft App Store and attached it. There were limited instructions: I had Microsoft Windows help with their side. Ubuntu did not boot up as option. Windows 10 S booted again, but I had a Linux command window. That's it.
Below are instructions from the official Get Ubuntu 18.04 – Microsoft Store website.
To launch, use "ubuntu1804" on the command line prompt (cmd.exe), or click on the Ubuntu icon tile in the Windows 10 Start menu.
To use this feature, one first needs to use "Turn Windows features on or off" and select "Windows Subsystem for Linux", click OK, reboot, and use this app.
Over 214MB of data was installed when I clicked on the Ubuntu icon.
Then I opened the Windows command prompt window and typed ubuntu 1804, but nothing happened. My Windows Command Prompt results are shown below.
C:\Users\phoebedavis>UBUNTU 1804
'UBUNTU' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Users\phoebedavis>Can someone assist this totally new noob? I want to run Ubuntu in Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 S before buying multiple single board computers and installing Ubuntu on them as workstations.
54 Answers
Ubuntu 18.04 on Windows allows one to use Ubuntu Terminal and run Ubuntu command line utilities including bash, ssh, git, apt and many more. Ubuntu 18.04 WSL is published by Canonical. The Windows 10 April 2019 Update gives Windows Subsystem for Linux the new ability to let you access Linux files safely from Windows. WSL2 which features a true Linux kernel can be installed in Windows 10 version 2004 and later.
Please note that Windows 10 S does not support running this app. Windows 10 in S Mode can’t use command-line shells like PowerShell, Command Prompt, or Bash which are commonly used in WSL. Various other developer tools are also off limits.*
The options for running Ubuntu in Windows 10 S are either in a virtual machine like VirtualBox or as a dual boot alongside Windows 10 S.
2According to Microsoft: Windows 10S is not able to use command prompt or any settings that can alter system files for security purposes. The only way for you to do this is to upgrade/switch to Windows 10 Pro.(Source: Microsoft Answers)
Moreover, for WSL to work you need to have cmd or powershell. So, I would suggest you to either install Ubuntu in VMWare or upgrade to Windows 10 Home/Pro.
You can run it directly from CMD, at least if you're on wsl2. I found this by adding the command line column in task manager and expanding the Ubuntu process.
I was able to type "wsl.exe ~ -d Ubuntu-20.04" to boot directly into the console from CMD.
This may vary depending on your version of ubuntu but I imagine it would run the same given you change the version number. I am going to make the above code a bat file so I don't have to type that every time ^_^. sorry for the late reply but I hope this can assist you or others in future!
1"wsl --install -d Ubuntu" is command to install ubuntu in powershell
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