wsl

This is my NixOS configuration for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

Why NixOS on WSL?

Using NixOS-WSL gives me a consistent NixOS experience on Windows machines, with the same dotfiles and tooling as my Linux systems.

Configuration

Key WSL-specific settings:

{ inputs, ... }:
{
  wsl.enable = true;
  wsl.defaultUser = "gab";
  wsl.startMenuLaunchers = true;
  wsl.interop.register = true;
  wsl.interop.includePath = false;


  systemd.settings.Manager = {
    DefaultTimeoutStopSec= "10s";
  };
  systemd.services.systemd-udev-trigger.enable = false;
  systemd.services.systemd-udevd.enable = false;
  boot.tmp.useTmpfs = true;
  boot.kernelParams = [ "systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=0" ];
}

Usage

This configuration is primarily used on Windows machines where I need a Linux development environment but can’t run a full Linux installation.