Linux install on Windows with WSL (only Windows 10 or 11)
Install a Linux distribution on your Windows system. We suggest you install Debian GNU/Linux, which is the closest distribution to what is used currently by LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA.
This subsystem is a virtual machine installed in a partitioned area of your disk, so you need at least 10 Gigabytes of space available on your disk.
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Install a windows subsystem for linux: see instructions here (Windows 10) or alternatively here (Windows 11).
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Once the distribution is set up, you still need a few key elements:
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A display X-server: a good option is VcXsrv. It is a bit tricky to make it work on WSL, but following all of these steps should work. You will have to launch an X-server session every time you switch on your computer.
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A web browser, in order to run the Jupyter notebooks. Google Chrome is a safe option.
Once you have all that installed, follow the instructions for the IGWN software setup.