Building SWEB under Windows 10

To use the ubuntu subsystem in Windows 10, you will need to do following things:

• • Verify that you have a 64-bit copy of Windows 10
  • Install the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (You probably already have this)
  • Enable Developer Mode ( Settings → Update & Security → For Developers)
  • Install the Ubuntu Subsystem (Control Panel → Programs → Turn Windows Features On or Off → Windows Subsystem for Linux)
  • Execute bash (Win-R > “bash”)
  • Follow the instructions to set up the Ubuntu environment

After/During this changes you might need to restart your computer.

To compile and run SWEB you need the following components:

• • cmake
  • qemu
  • gcc
  • g++
  • git

All of them are available as packages for installation with apt-get. After this setup, you can continue with the build steps for Linux.

If you want to run the graphical version of qemu, you will need to install an X-Server for Windows like Xming. Install and start the Xming server in Windows. You will also need to set the DISPLAY environment variable to :0.

export DISPLAY=:0

This can be added to your ~/.bash_profile to be executed automatically whenever you start bash.

The Ubuntu system files are stored at:

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Lxss\rootfs

Your Ubuntu user account’s home folder is stored at:

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Lxss\home\USERNAME

The root account’s home folder is stored at:

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Lxss\root

These folders are hidden, so its probably best to create a shortcut to them on your desktop or wherever you want.

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