Run Eclipse/STS on Windows WSL

Problem In some companies, App Defender/AppLocker makes the entire Windows OS practically unusable. EXEs are blocked, and the virus scan slows any build to a crawl. Nevertheless, we still need to work, and WSL is often the only feasible solution. But how can we start, for example, Eclipse or any other application in WSL that…

Install minishift

Install on Windows Startup Guide Note: Windows 10 Pro or higher is required for Hyper-V — the install was recommended to be on the C: drive. Auto Install Check that your CPU virtualization is enabled Download minishift and extract it into a folder Add your user to the Hyper-V Administrators Open Command-Line as Admin User…

IDE: Eclipse & VSCode

IDE & Plugins & Tools Tools Tools for Linux / MAC Tools for Windows Database Tools Java Test Libs Visual Studio Code & Windows Install PowerShell 7.x.x Check the current version $PSVersionTable.PSVersion This requires admin permissions on the windows system. Configure PowerShell 7 as CMD default Open the windows shell, select in the menu the…