01 Terminal Setup for Beginners

Learn how to install Ubuntu on Windows 11 using WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) in this beginner-friendly software engineering tutorial. In this lesson, we explain what Ubuntu, Windows, Linux, GUI, and the Terminal are, why developers use the Terminal, and how to set up an Ubuntu Terminal on a Windows computer using WSL. You will also learn how to check whether virtualization is enabled on your computer, enable virtualization through the BIOS when necessary, install WSL and Ubuntu using PowerShell, configure your Ubuntu username and password, and run your first Linux commands. By the end of this tutorial, you will have a working Ubuntu Terminal ready for software development. 📚 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN 00:00 Introduction 04:38 Ubuntu, Windows and Operating Systems 04:45 Three ways to use Ubuntu on Windows 09:47 GUI vs Terminal 13:27 Checking Virtualization 17:06 Enabling Virtualization in BIOS 22:49 Installing Ubuntu with WSL 27:02 Configuring Ubuntu 29:09 Your First Ubuntu Commands 30:53 Understanding Packages 31:21 Reopening Ubuntu 31:55 End of Lesson 💻 COMMANDS USED IN THIS LESSON wsl --install ls clear sudo apt update 🎓 ABOUT AiCE This lesson is part of the AiCE Software Engineering Foundations learning journey by the African Institute for Computing Excellence (AiCE). Our goal is to help develop the next generation of African software engineers through practical, structured and industry-relevant technology education. Subscribe to the channel to follow the complete Software Engineering Foundations course and continue learning step by step. #Ubuntu #WSL #SoftwareEngineering