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Install JupyterLab or Jupyter Notebook in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)

Web-based interactive development environment JupyterLab (the next generation of Jupyter Notebook ) is very popular in the field of data science and machine learning. Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) is well

Abhijit Ghosh

1 Feb 2023 · 6 min read

Check or Upgrade/Downgrade of Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) Version

Check or Upgrade/Downgrade Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) Version

This is a short post on how to check or upgrade/downgrade the version of Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) running on Windows 10 or Windows 11 host. To check

Abhijit Ghosh

2 Oct 2022 · 1 min read

Update WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) kernel on Windows

Windows Build version 20150 has introduced command line options to update WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) Kernel very conveniently. Let's try that. Run wmic os get BuildNumber in command line

Abhijit Ghosh

11 Sep 2022 · 2 min read

Setup Proxy for CURL command in Ubuntu running on WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

Setup Proxy for CURL in Ubuntu running on WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

If Windows host machine is running behind any proxy (e.g. corporate proxy in office network), then it is required to pass/configure Proxy server and Proxy Authentication for cURL

Abhijit Ghosh

11 Sep 2022 · 4 min read

How to Backup and Restore Linux Distro on WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)?

Nobody can deny the importance of backup & restore process for any environment. Specially, when multi-steps are involved in setup and configuration and we keep modifying the environment with time. Basically,

Abhijit Ghosh

3 Sep 2022 · 4 min read

How to Uninstall or Remove Linux Distro Installed on WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)?

Uninstallation of redundant or unused Linux Distros on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is an important activity to reclaim space and maintain hygiene of the system. It is just one

Abhijit Ghosh

2 Sep 2022 · 1 min read

How to Install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) on Windows 11?

Steps to install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) on Windows 10 works for Windows 11 too. But Microsoft made it super simple in Windows 11. Just one command that takes

Abhijit Ghosh

30 Aug 2022 · 5 min read

How to Install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) on Windows 10?

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is an awesome feature of Windows 10. No more VMware or Oracle VirtualBox is required to run Linux on Windows. WSL is faster and less

Abhijit Ghosh

26 Aug 2021 · 8 min read

How to change hostname on Ubuntu running on Windows WSL?

If you are running Ubuntu on Windows WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) and wondering how to change hostname permanently then follow all steps mentioned below. Once hostname is changed, if

Abhijit Ghosh

13 Jul 2021 · 3 min read

Kid's Eye and Energy Safe Smart TV - Part 2

Sometimes I feel, kids do this just to irritate us. Or may be, we always have a prioritized list of problems in our subconscious mind. When we solve the top

Abhijit Ghosh

9 Jul 2020 · 5 min read

Kid's Eye Safe Smart TV - Part 1

Outside of home COVID-19. Inside at home COVID-16. Whole world is fighting against COVID-19. But for COVID-16, I am all alone. I am tired of saying "please stay away from

Abhijit Ghosh

19 Jun 2020 · 4 min read

Internet enabled (IOT) smoke alarm with SMS notification using esp8266, MQ2, ThingSpeak and Twilio

ESP8266 based Internet enabled (IOT) smoke and fire alarm to send SMS notification (Twilio) and to trigger alarm with flashing red LED if it detects smoke and leakage of combustible gas using MQ2 gas sensor. Also ThingSpeak analytics is a great bonus.

Abhijit Ghosh

4 Sep 2017 · 7 min read

IOT - Home Automation project using Geofencing, MQTT, ESP8266 and MycroPython

A home automation project that maps switching on/off of appliances with your entry/exit of a geofence (virtual perimeter for a real-world geographic area). Step into a cool room without having to wait for the air conditioning to start functioning? Watch the garage door open as you drive in.

Abhijit Ghosh

8 May 2017 · 7 min read

Home Automation - Internet of Things - MQTT (MQ Telemetry Transport), ESP8266 and MycroPython

This is my first post on home automation. As a 'Hello World' project, switching on/off a bulb is a common use case. This post is not an exception. But

Abhijit Ghosh

22 Mar 2017 · 6 min read

Configure STA_IF interface of ESP8266 (MycroPython firmware) to connect with WIFI network automatically on boot

ESP8266 can act as both Station / WIFI client (STA_IF interface) and Access Point (AP_IF interface). AP_IF interface is active by default in MycroPython firmware on ESP826 . In

Abhijit Ghosh

14 Mar 2017 · 4 min read

Example: Remotely switch on/off and control brightness of an LED using MicroPython WebREPL

So far, we have flashed MicroPython firmware onto an ESP8266 and setup WebREPL to run programs over WIFI on the chip. Now it's time for a hands-on excercise. We'll remotely switch on/off and control brightness of an LED using MicroPython WebREPL.

Abhijit Ghosh

8 Mar 2017 · 5 min read

How to setup WebREPL to connect to Python prompt (REPL) of ESP8266 over WIFI network?

WebREPL daemon auto-start is disabled by default in MycroPython on ESP8266 for security reason. Here, we'll enable the same, connect to the REPL over WIFI using locally installed WebREPL client and run a "Hello World" program remotely on the chip.

Abhijit Ghosh

23 Feb 2017 · 3 min read

How to flash MicroPython firmware onto an ESP8266 ESP-12E chip using esptool?

By default, ESP8226 module comes with AT Firmware. In this post, we'll see how to flash MicroPython firmware onto an ESP8266 ESP-12E chip using esptool. Tools,Technologies and Components used

Abhijit Ghosh

4 Feb 2017 · 6 min read