StartJavaGameProject-CLI-W10

Instructions to start POLIMI Project on W10 with WSL & Windows Terminal

Main Guide: Tutor Bertoni Guide

This guide was inspired by the tutor's guide

1. Download & install Font:

   • DejaVu Sans Mono for Powerline.ttf - LINK

2. Install Bash on Ubuntu on Windows (BUW)

   • Open Windows PowerShell as Administrator by pressing WINDOWS + X and then selecting the correct voice
   • Enable the "Windows subsystem for Linux" by running Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
   • Reboot when asked
   • Install Ubuntu from Microsoft Store
   • Launch the application and set username and password

3. Install Java on (BUW)

   • sudo apt update
   • sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linuxuprising/java
   • sudo apt -y install oracle-java14-installer
     Source

4. Now you can run your jar on BUW

   • cd path/to/jar/
   • java -jar fileName.jar

5. You can Run also on Windows Terminal:

   • Install Windows Terminal (assets file.msixbundle) or from MS-Store

   • Launch It & go to setting (settings.json appears)

   • Search "name": "Ubuntu" in "list": (if ubuntu doesn't appear do this steps)
     

     • Find "list":
       

     • Add at the end of List Array:

       {
       "guid": "{2c4de342-38b7-51cf-b940-2309a097f518}",
       "hidden": false,
       "name": "Ubuntu",
       "source": "Windows.Terminal.Wsl",
       "startingDirectory": "%USERPROFILE%/Desktop"
       }
       

   • N.B: With "startingDirectory": "%USERPROFILE%/Desktop" you can choose the default starting directory of BUW

   • Set: "defaultProfile":"{2c4de342-38b7-51cf-b940-2309a097f518}", (with same guid of ubuntu if you want it as default console)

   • Set: Defaults Settings to change font, or add "fontFace" & "fontSize" to your favorite guid

       "defaults":
       {
           // Put settings here that you want to apply to all profiles.
   	"fontFace": "DejaVu Sans Mono for Powerline",
          	"fontSize": 12
       },
   

• N.B: You can copy settings.json present in this repo
• N.B: After launching Windows Terminal, you can press F11 to view the console in full screen