# \#wsl2

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## [Windows setup in an externally administered environment](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/windows-setup-in-an-externally-administered-environment/137255)

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**Author:** [@Eben60](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Eben60)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/windows-setup-in-an-externally-administered-environment/137255 "2026-05-24T15:51:16Z")

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Currently I have an old Mac at work, which will be replaced by a Windows computer. They are administered by an external company, who are usually forthcoming but sometimes slow. I will ask for local admin privileges, mayb…

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## [WSL or Linux for Julia and beyond](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/wsl-or-linux-for-julia-and-beyond/131572)

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**Author:** [@NoFishLikeIan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/NoFishLikeIan)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/wsl-or-linux-for-julia-and-beyond/131572 "2025-08-16T16:06:50Z")

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Due to circumstances outside of my control, I will have to give up my Macbook pro and move to a 5 year old Lenovo thinkpad very soon. I am now considering whether to use Windows + WSL or to directly install a Linux distr…

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## [GLMakie displays false colours in WSL2](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/glmakie-displays-false-colours-in-wsl2/129590)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/glmakie-displays-false-colours-in-wsl2/129590 "2025-06-17T14:19:04Z")

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Hello everyone, In WSL2 ubuntu, GLMakie gives me weird colours for some reason. For example, using GLMakie lines(rand(10)) results in: If I save the plot, the colours in the .png image are fine, its just the dis…

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## [How can I access my \\\\wsl$\\Ubuntu files with joinpath() in pluto notebooks?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-can-i-access-my-wsl-ubuntu-files-with-joinpath-in-pluto-notebooks/121861)

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**Author:** [@selinguler94](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/selinguler94)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 11:57am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-can-i-access-my-wsl-ubuntu-files-with-joinpath-in-pluto-notebooks/121861 "2025-02-28T11:57:56Z")

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I want to access my files from wsl ubuntu but this format of code has syntax error only resolved by removing “$”, but that probably would cause Windows to fail accessing to my Ubuntu files. HOME = joinpath(ENV\[“HOME”\], …

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## [Any updates on using AMDGPU in WSL?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/any-updates-on-using-amdgpu-in-wsl/125617)

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**Author:** [@ed123](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ed123)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/any-updates-on-using-amdgpu-in-wsl/125617 "2025-02-06T16:46:22Z")

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I have seen the previous question here which said that AMDGPU was still unsupported in Windows as of a year ago. Is this possible in 2025? I have done the following steps so far: installed WSL2 (Ubuntu 24.04) installe…

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## [Julia hanging after producing only a few plots](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-hanging-after-producing-only-a-few-plots/124808)

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**Author:** [@gtk](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gtk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-hanging-after-producing-only-a-few-plots/124808 "2025-01-15T19:06:16Z")

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Hi! I am currently using VSCode to edit files in a repository through remote development on WSL2. Opening Julia and starting a new REPL is no problem, but after a while I get the following showing up in the REPL: I h…

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## [Juliacall with SB3 for RL in WSL bings to segmetation fault problems](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacall-with-sb3-for-rl-in-wsl-bings-to-segmetation-fault-problems/122989)

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**Author:** [@Claudio](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Claudio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2024, 10:41am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacall-with-sb3-for-rl-in-wsl-bings-to-segmetation-fault-problems/122989 "2024-11-23T10:41:49Z")

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I am trying to train a RL agent using SB3, torch, and Gymnasium. I use a linux environment through wsl2 (Ubuntu-22.04), and VisualStudio Code. To speed up the step phase in my environment, I invoke Julia passing through …

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## [CUDA tests failing in WSL](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cuda-tests-failing-in-wsl/121545)

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**Author:** [@dfenn](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dfenn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cuda-tests-failing-in-wsl/121545 "2024-10-22T14:00:58Z")

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I’m running into errors running the CUDA.jl tests using WSL and Julia 1.11.1. Is WSL a supported platform? I’ve set export LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH="/usr/lib/wsl/lib/:$LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH", as suggested here: How to make CUDA.jl wor…

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## [Setting up Julia in WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/setting-up-julia-in-wsl-windows-subsystem-for-linux/120858)

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**Author:** [@johnomotani](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnomotani)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/setting-up-julia-in-wsl-windows-subsystem-for-linux/120858 "2024-10-03T16:48:46Z")

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Hi everyone! Does anyone know of a good step-by-step tutorial explaining how to install Julia under WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)? Bonus points if it could also explain how to get VSCode to work with Julia, when als…

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## [Windows is slower than WSL2 in loading GR, Preferences, Julia 1.9.0-beta2](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/windows-is-slower-than-wsl2-in-loading-gr-preferences-julia-1-9-0-beta2/92623)

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**Author:** [@mkitti](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkitti)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 4:29am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/windows-is-slower-than-wsl2-in-loading-gr-preferences-julia-1-9-0-beta2/92623 "2023-12-22T04:29:32Z")

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I recently installed WSL 2. I noticed that @time\_imports reports faster import times for Preferences and GR under WSL2 than under Windows. The loading time for Preferences.jl is appears to be 10x worse. # WSL 2 julia\> @…

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## [BSOD while precompiling Plots package](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bsod-while-precompiling-plots-package/92618)

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**Author:** [@cpet](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cpet)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 9:36am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bsod-while-precompiling-plots-package/92618 "2023-01-07T09:36:36Z")

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I am a new user running Julia 1.8.3 on WSL2. I am installing the Plots package by running pkg\> add Plots. The installation runs until partway through precompilation, then my computer crashes with a BSOD error code: MEMOR…

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## [Could not start Julia Server VSCode in WSL2](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/could-not-start-julia-server-vscode-in-wsl2/87542)

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**Author:** [@Eduardo\_Pacheco](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Eduardo_Pacheco)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/could-not-start-julia-server-vscode-in-wsl2/87542 "2022-09-21T17:22:02Z")

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I installed Julia 1.8.1 using WSL2 as explained here and added it to my PATH After that I’ve installed Julia Extension and created a new project I got error message \`Could not start the Julia Language Server’. If …

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## [WSLtty Sixel REPL visualization](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/wsltty-sixel-repl-visualization/74430)

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**Author:** [@monty](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/monty)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/wsltty-sixel-repl-visualization/74430 "2022-01-11T20:53:22Z")

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I am using Julia on Windows 11 and running a WSLtty terminal. I am trying to plot a figure in the REPL. I want to reproduce what “TerminalExtensions.jl” is doing in mac using iterm2. However, SixelTerm.jl and other ava…

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## [How to make CUDA.jl work in WSL2](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-make-cuda-jl-work-in-wsl2/42474)

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**Author:** [@zwwi](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/zwwi)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-make-cuda-jl-work-in-wsl2/42474 "2021-02-21T14:30:34Z")

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I am using the WSL2 (Ubuntu) with version 4.19.121-microsoft-standard, and have installed the CUDA driver provided here: NVIDIA Drivers for CUDA on WSL. I also have installed nvidia-cuda-toolkit. I’m curious to know ho…