WSL in KiTTY

manu - Wed 18/07/2018 09:31:58 CEST +0200

Hi,

If you use Win10 and WSL (Debian or any other distribution), then you *CAN* use KiTTY as your Terminal.
Here is the guide:

1) Configure the Cygterm support in KiTTY: http://www.9bis.net/kitty/?page=PuTTYCyg&zone=en
     (With this you can use a Cygwin shell in KiTTY)

2) Install the "wsltty" package: http://github.com/mintty/wsltty/releases
     (With this you can open a WSL shell from "mintty" or any other Cygwin Terminal)

3) Create a new session with these parameters:
     - Connection type: Cygterm
     - Command: "?C:\Users\YOUR_NAME\AppData\Local\wsltty\bin\wslbridge.exe -C ~"
     - Port: "-"
     (Note: Replace YOUR_NAME with your user name! And not use the quotes)

When you open this session you'll have direct access from KiTTY to your WSL shell. ;-)

Comment: Please @Cyd, can you help us to replace "C:\Users\YOUR_NAME\AppData\Local" with %LOCALAPPDATA% ?
     If I use this command: "?%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty\bin\wslbridge.exe -C ~" then it doesn't work.

Regards.

manu - Fri 20/07/2018 13:50:40 CEST +0200

Hi,

I put one error in the command-line. The right Command is:

     - Connection type: Cygterm
     - Command: "C:\Users\YOUR_NAME\AppData\Local\wsltty\bin\wslbridge.exe -t -t -l -C ~"
     - Port: "-"

With this you can use the WSL shell inside KiTTY Terminal.

Advise: In some cases the cursor keys doesn't work. I'm investigating this problem!

Note: Hi @Cyd, Any idea about how to use an environment Var (%LOCALAPPDATA%) inside the Command box?

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