Connecting to Linux|Ubuntu running in Virtual Machine to Terminal in Windows |WSL

Harshit Yadav
2 min readJul 3, 2019

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After have installed Ubuntu, login your virtual Machine ubuntu with username and password inserted during the installation:

Install openssh-server

sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install openssh-server

Now Stop the Virtual Machine and go to the Network Setting of your Virtual Machine

Click on the Advanced Option and add the following rule:

Start your Virtual Machine:

When your VM is started, open your terminal and try to connect:

ssh yourusername@127.0.0.1 -p 2222

and you will be inside your Virtual Machine

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Harshit Yadav
Harshit Yadav

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Software Developer | Azure Solution Architect Expert | Technical Writer | harshityadav.in

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