C# 7 and .NET Core 2.0 High Performance

Setting up the Windows subsystem for Linux

In this section, we will set up InfluxDB on the Windows subsystem for the Linux operating system.

1. First of all, we need to enable the Windows subsystem for Linux by executing the following command from the PowerShell as an Administrator:

      Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName       Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

After running the preceding command, restart your computer.

2. Next, we will install Linux distro from the Microsoft store. In our case, we will install Ubuntu from the Microsoft Store. Go to the Microsoft Store, search for Ubuntu, and install it.

3. Once the installation is done, click on Launch:

4. This will open up the console window, which will ask you to create a user account ...