Troubleshooting WSL Issues on Inria Windows PC

WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) on Inria Windows PC can face issues with apt install, npm install, and Git clone due to Kaspersky Endpoint Security blocking TLS/SSL communications. A workaround involving tunneling through SSH and using proxychains4 can help resolve these problems. This guide provides step-by-step instructions on implementing the workaround for a smooth WSL experience.

• WSL
• Windows Subsystem for Linux
• Troubleshooting
• Inria Windows PC
• Proxychains4

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1. WSL on Inria Windows PC EVA Yasuyuki Yatch Tanaka 1

2. WSL: Windows Subsystem for Linux Linux binary executables run natively on Windows 10 You can do almost everything you re doing with Linux PC What you cannot do with WSL are Kernel hacking Something accessing peripherals / devices (e.g, USB device access) 2

3. Critical problem of WSL on Inria Windows PC We cannot do apt install , npm install , git clone , . Kerspersky Endpoint Security (Inria s default security software) blocks all TLS/SSL communications from WSL. Inria IT support team doesn t have a solution https://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?/topic/3958 13-bash-windows-10-wsl-connection-issues/ 3

4. Workaround: Tunneling Step-1: Put the following line into /etc/apt/apt.conf Acquire::http::proxy "socks5h://127.0.0.1:11080"; Step-2: Establish a SSH connection to some host with D option $ ssh -D 11080 ytanaka@rioc.inria.fr Step-3: Install proxychains4 $ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install proxychains4 Step-4: Remove the line we put at step-1 Step-5: Put the following to ProxyList in /etc/proxychains4.conf socks5 127.0.0.1 11080 It s ready! 4

5. Workaround: how to use proxychains4? Open a terminal/session (bash.exe), establish a ssh with -D option Open another terminal/session (bash.exe), here you use proxychains4 $ proxychains4 git update $ proxychains4 apt update $ proxychains4 npm install $ proxychains4 pip install r requirements.txt That s all! 5

6. Happy Hacking! https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/wsl2-install https://github.com/sirredbeard/Awesome-WSL 6