Struggling to use venv pip with WSL2 Ubuntu-20.04

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/venv-trog.sh b/venv-trog.sh
index 73ecc42..9c7eae8 100644
--- a/venv-trog.sh
+++ b/venv-trog.sh
@@ -4,32 +4,44 @@ echo 'Run this in a terminal in the troggle directory: "bash venv-trog.sh"'
 
 # Expects an Ubuntu 20.04 relatively clean install.
 # Running using SQLite 3.31.1 2020-01-27 19:55:54
+# Many permissions conflicts under WSL2 mean more sudo needed
 
 # If you have not already installed these on your clean Ubuntu install DO THIS FIRST
-# /usr/bin/python : ensure python is an alias for python3 not python2.7
+# /usr/bin/python --version : ensure python is an alias for python3 not python2.7
 # sudo apt install sqlite3
-# sudo apt install python3-pip
+# sudo apt install python3-pip  # this installs a shed-load of other stuff: binutils etc.
 # sudo apt install python3.9
+# sudo apt install python3.9-venv
+# sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.9 1
+
+# on WSL there is an oddity that creating a venv trips over a PowerShell permissions issue
+
+# and of course:
+# sudo apt update
+# sudo apt dist-upgrade
 
 # On a clean debian 11 (bullseye) installation with Xfce & ssh, 
 # as debian does not install everything that ubuntu does, you need:
 # sudo usermod -a -G sudo expo # to put expo in sudoers group, re-login required
 # sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.9 1
 # sudo apt install python3-pip
-# sudo apt piinstall python3-venv
+# sudo apt install python3-venv
 
 # copy this file and requirements.txt into the directory above where you want to install the VENV
-VENAME=d4 # python3.9 and django 4
+VENAME=dj32 # python3.9 and django 3.2
 
 if [ -d requirements.txt ]; then
   echo "No requirements.txt found. Copy it from your most recent installation."
   exit 1
 fi
 
+python --version
+
+# LOOK HERE: we go up a level so that /$VENAME is parallel to /troggle
 cd ..
 if [ ! -d $VENAME ]; then
   echo "### Creating venv $VENAME"
-  python3.9 -m venv $VENAME
+  sudo python -m venv $VENAME
 else 
   echo "/$VENAME/ already exists ! Delete it first."
   exit 1
@@ -39,8 +51,10 @@ fi
 echo "### Activating $VENAME"
 cd $VENAME
 source bin/activate
+echo "### Activated."
   # update local version of pip, more recent than OS version
   # debian bullseye installs pip 20.3.4 which barfs, we want >22.0.3
+echo "### installing later version of pip inside $VENAME"
 python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
 PIP=pip
@@ -52,8 +66,7 @@ ln -s ../expoweb expoweb
 ln -s ../troggle troggle
 ln -s ../loser loser
 ln -s ../drawings drawings
-ln -s /mnt/f/expofiles expofiles
-ln -s ../expowebcache expowebcache
+ln -s ../expofiles expofiles
 
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