Install Zellij on WSL

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Posted on November 27, 2024

Install Zellij on WSL

What is Zellij?

Zellij is a workspace aimed at developers, ops-oriented people and anyone who loves the terminal. Similar programs are sometimes called "Terminal Multiplexers".
repo

https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij

Install Zellij on WSL

step1: install WSL

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install

step2: install curl and build-essential

sudo apt update
sudo apt install curl build-essential
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step3: install rust and cargo

when you run the following command, you will be asked to choose an installation option.
If there is no specific reason, I recommend to choose option 1.

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
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# check rust version
rustc --version
rustc 1.82.0

# check cargo version
koji@kj-minis ~/dev/blog % cargo --version
cargo 1.82.0
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step4: install zellij

cargo install --locked zellij
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step5: check zellij version and run zellij

# check zellij version
zellij --version
zellij 0.41.2
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# run zellij
zellij
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