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WSL Ubuntu Compile and Install Kernel with Kernel Headers
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| #!/usr/bin/env bash | |
| set -e | |
| if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then | |
| echo "This script must be run as root" 1>&2 | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| user=josh | |
| version=$(uname -r) | |
| sudo apt install -y build-essential flex bc libelf-dev pahole bison; | |
| git clone 'https://github.com/microsoft/WSL2-Linux-Kernel.git' --single-branch --depth 1 --recurse-submodules; | |
| cd WSL2-Linux-Kernel; | |
| make KCONFIG_CONFIG=Microsoft/config-wsl -j$(nproc); | |
| sudo make modules_install; | |
| sudo make install; | |
| sudo cp -f /boot/vmlinuz-${version}+ /mnt/c/Users/${user}/vmlinuz-${version}+; | |
| printf '[wsl2]\nkernel=C:\\\\Users\\\\${user}\\\\vmlinuz-${version}+\n' | sudo tee --append /mnt/c/Users/${user}/.wslconfig | |
| sudo reboot now; |
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