How to install and setup vcpkg C++ package manager on WSL
5As mentioned in the video, here are the commands necessary to make vcpkg work on a fresh WSL installation. Note that some of these may not be necessary depending on the ports you're trying to install. Of course the following list of package installations is not complete (or more than necessary) depending on your needs.
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sudo apt-get install zip
sudo apt-get install pkg-config
sudo apt-get install g++
# From here, the commands are optional depending on your vcpkg port installations
sudo apt install python3-jinja2
sudo apt-get install bison
sudo apt install libx11-xcb-dev
sudo apt install libxext-dev
sudo apt install libxrender-dev
sudo apt install libxrandr-dev
sudo apt install libxi-dev
sudo apt-get install autoconf automake autoconf-archive
sudo apt-get install libtool
...
# Actual vcpkg setup commands
git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
cd vcpkg
./bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
sudo ./vcpkg install tbb:x64-linux
sudo ./vcpkg install lua:x64-linux
# Any other ports you may need
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Happy C++ programming.
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