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wsltty

Mintty as a terminal for WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux).

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  • Free
  • Open Source

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  • Windows
  • Cygwin
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Install from the command line

  • winget install -e --id Mintty.WSLtty

Be careful what you paste into a terminal. Check what a command installs before running it.

What is wsltty?

wsltty - Mintty as a terminal for Bash on Ubuntu on Windows / WSL

WSLtty components

  • wsltty package components (see below) in the user’s local application folder %LOCALAPPDATA%
  • a wsltty configuration directory in the user’s application folder %APPDATA% (“home”-located configuration files from a previously installed version will be migrated to the new default location)
  • Start Menu shortcuts to start WSL terminals
  • *.bat scripts to invoke WSL terminals from the command line
  • optional context menu entries for Windows Explorer to start WSL terminals in the respective folder
  • install/uninstall context menu items from Start Menu subfolder WSLtty