Install Appwish 2 on Windows WSL

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Here is a fun guide on how to install WSL and AppWish on Windows 11 (works for both home and pro versions).

install_appwish_2_0_1_720p.mp4

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Commands in video

Transfer Files from Windows to WSL

mv /mnt/c/Users/YOUR_WINDOWS_USER/Downloads/wsl_helper_script.sh .

Enables GUI apps for WSL. If it's already installed, there's no need to move it

mv /mnt/c/Users/YOUR_WINDOWS_USER/Downloads/appwish_2_0_1x64_linux_amd.7z .

Moves the latest AppWish release archive to WSL

Extract/unzip AppWish

7zz x appwish_2_0_1x64_linux_amd.7z

If 7zip is not installed

sudo apt install 7zip

Install scripts

./wsl_helper_script.sh

The script must be installed to enable gui for wsl. You need to run it only if you've never installed it before (on a previous AppWish release)

./install_ollama.sh

Installs appwish and Ollama. Running this every new appwish release will guarantee you get the most recent updates for both ollama and appwish

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Install WSL - Powershell Commands

List Linux Distributions

wsl -l -o

Install WSL

wsl --install -d Ubuntu-22.04