#VISUAL STUDIO LINUX HOW TO#
#VISUAL STUDIO LINUX INSTALL#

#VISUAL STUDIO LINUX INSTALL#

Let’s use the ‘apt’ package manager to download and install SSH on Bash/WSL:īefore we start SSH, you will need to configure SSH, but you only need to do this once. $ sudo apt install -y gdbserver Install & configure SSH We’ll also need to install gdbserver, a program that allows you to debug with a remote GDB debugger. Now you’ll have a vanilla Ubuntu instance on your machine within which you can run any ELF-64 Linux binary, including those that you download using apt-get!īefore we continue, let’s install the build-essential package so you have some key developer tools including the GNU C++ compiler, linker, etc.: You’ll only need to enter the UNIX username and password in the future when you use sudo to elevate a command, or to login “remotely” (see below). This needn’t be the same as your Windows login username and password if you prefer.

You’ll then need to choose a UNIX username and password. When you run Bash for the first time, you’ll need to follow the on-screen instructions to accept Canonical’s license, download the Ubuntu image, and install it on your machine. You need to be on a current Insider build or wait for the release of Creators Update to use WSL with the Linux workload in VS. This only takes a few seconds, but does require a reboot. If you’ve not already done so, you’ll first need to enable developer mode and install WSL itself.

#VISUAL STUDIO LINUX HOW TO#

It is, however, worth covering how to configure SSH on Bash/WSL in a bit more detail. This gives you a lot of flexibility to keep your entire development cycle locally on your development machine without needing the complexity of a separate VM or machine. Because WSL is just another Linux system, you can target it from Visual Studio by following our guide on using the Linux workload. With the Linux development with C++ workload in Visual Studio 2017 you can use the full power of Visual Studio for your C/C++ Linux development. Since then, the WSL team has been hard at work, dramatically improving WSL’s abilty to run an ever increasing number of native Linux command-line binaries and tools, including most mainstream developer tools, platforms and languages, and many daemons/services* including MySQL, Apache, and SSH. The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) was first introduced at Build in 2016 and was delivered as an early beta in Windows 10 Anniversary Update. This eliminates the need to establish an SSH connection and is the recommended workflow for building and debugging on WSL. 8, 2020: Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1 and later has native support for WSL.

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