WSL

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) enables running Linux environments natively on Windows 10/11.

SSH Configuration

• Non-admin accounts: Place public keys in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys within WSL.
• Admin accounts: Always use C:\ProgramData\ssh\[[concepts/administrators-authorized-keys|administrators_authorized_keys]] (Windows OpenSSH ignores ~/.ssh/authorized_keys for admin accounts).
• Install SSH server: sudo apt update && sudo apt install openssh-server
• Start service: sudo service ssh start
• Enable on boot: sudo systemctl enable ssh
• Configure Windows Firewall to allow port 22.

Access

• From Windows: ssh username@localhost
• From external machines: ssh username@<windows-ip>

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