├── keepwsl.service
├── readme.md
└── install.sh


/keepwsl.service:
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 1 | [Unit]
 2 | Description=keepwsl.service
 3 | 
 4 | [Service]
 5 | Type=simple
 6 | ExecStart=/mnt/c/Windows/System32/wsl.exe --exec /bin/sleep infinity
 7 | Restart=always
 8 | RestartSec=5
 9 | 
10 | [Install]
11 | WantedBy=default.target
12 | 


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/readme.md:
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 1 | # keepwsl
 2 | A simple service to keep WSL alive
 3 | 
 4 | ## Prerequisite
 5 | ### `/etc/wsl.conf`
 6 | ```conf
 7 | [boot]
 8 | systemd=true
 9 | 
10 | [automount]
11 | enabled = true
12 | ```
13 | 
14 | ## Installation
15 | ```
16 | sh -c "curl -sS https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gardengim/keepwsl/main/install.sh | sh"
17 | ```
18 | ```
19 | systemctl --user daemon-reload
20 | ```
21 | ```
22 | systemctl --user enable --now keepwsl
23 | ```
24 | 


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/install.sh:
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 1 | #!/bin/sh
 2 | 
 3 | # Check the pre-requisite
 4 | # check if systemd is available
 5 | if ! command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 6 | 	echo "systemd is not enabled in /etc/wsl.conf"
 7 | 	exit 1
 8 | fi
 9 | 
10 | # check if /mnt/c/Windows/System32/wsl.exe exists
11 | if [ ! -f /mnt/c/Windows/System32/wsl.exe ]; then
12 | 	echo "wsl.exe not found in /mnt/c/Windows/System32/"
13 | 	echo "automount may not be enabled in /etc/wsl.conf"
14 | 	exit 1
15 | fi
16 | 
17 | # Download the keepwsl script
18 | mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user
19 | curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gardengim/keepwsl/main/keepwsl.service -o ~/.config/systemd/user/keepwsl.service
20 | 
21 | echo To enable the service, run:
22 | echo systemctl --user enable keepwsl.service
23 | echo To start the service, run:
24 | echo systemctl --user start keepwsl.service
25 | 


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