Add WSL

Author: mguthaus

wsl.md

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 # Windows Subsystem for Linux
 
-The tools we will be using are not supported for Windows. Windows users can install Windows Subsystem for Linus (WSL)
-to get the tools working. The instructions for installing WSL can be found here:
-[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install)
+The tools we will be using are not supported for Windows. Windows users can install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to get the tools working. The instructions for installing WSL can be found here: [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install)
 
-Once WSL is installed you can follow the rest of the instructions from the WSL terminal.
+## Enable WSL and Install Ubuntu 24.04
 
+1. **Enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux**:
+   - Open PowerShell as Administrator and run the following command:
+
+     ```shell
+     wsl --install
+     ```
+
+2. **Set WSL Version to 2** (if not already set):
+   - In PowerShell, execute:
+
+     ```shell
+     wsl --set-default-version 2
+     ```
+
+   - This sets WSL 2 as the default version for any newly installed distributions.
+
+3. **Install Ubuntu 24.04**:
+   - Open Microsoft Store and search for "Ubuntu 24.04".
+   - Click on "Get" or "Install" to download and install it.
+
+4. **Initialize Ubuntu 24.04**:
+   - Once installed, launch Ubuntu 24.04 from the Start menu.
+   - Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup, which includes creating a user account.
+
+Once WSL and Ubuntu 24.04 are installed, you can follow the rest of the instructions from the WSL terminal.