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Terminal for WSL

I want a cool terminal for WSL, and “Windows Terminal” is easy to install and seems good.

How to install

From Microsoft Store.

Change default terminal from PowerShell to WSL

https://medium.com/@callback.insanity/windows-terminal-changing-the-default-shell-c4f5987c31

  1. Open settings. It is a json file.
  2. Find defaultProfile. In my case, it is "defaultProfile": "{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}"
  3. In list, find your Linux config line. Here is my sample.
"guid": "{2c4de342-38b7-51cf-b940-2309a097f518}",
"hidden": false,
"name": "Ubuntu",
"source": "Windows.Terminal.Wsl"
  1. Change the default Profile value as your Linux guid.

with Vim - Ctrl + V issue

As a default, Ctrl + V paste from the clipboard even you want to change “VISUAL BLOCK” mode in vim. To avoid it, comment-out { "command": "paste", "keys": "ctrl+v" }, in your terminal settings.