wsl2 java windows11 ubuntu vscode docker docker desktop

java vscode remote dev setup windows 11 wsl2 docker desktop

Posted by Swapan Chakrabarty on December 28, 2021

upgrade to Windows 11 and install wsl and ubuntu using commands below

open command prompt in admin mode

wsl --install
wsl --install Ubuntu-20.04

install vscode and remote development extension

install remote development vscode

install docker desktop on windows 11

docker desktop install

Connect to Docker in WSL Ubuntu via vscode

ctrl + shift + P to open command pallete
type 'wsl'
click on 'new wsl window'

open new wsl window

open a bash terminal in WSL in vscode

open bash terminal

Verify that docker is accessible via WSL ubuntu terminal in vscode

vscode terminal