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AI Development Setup Guide

AI Development Setup Guide

WSL

About

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) allows you to run a Linux environment directly inside Windows without using a virtual machine.

  • Run Linux commands inside Windows
  • Better AI development performance
  • Supports Ubuntu, Docker, Ollama, Codex
  • Works perfectly with VS Code

Installation

wsl --install
wsl --status
wsl --update
wsl -l -v

Visual Studio Code

About

Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a lightweight and powerful source-code editor developed by Microsoft.

  • Supports multiple programming languages
  • Excellent extension support
  • Perfect integration with WSL
  • Best for AI and web development

Installation

Download VS Code:

https://code.visualstudio.com/

Install Extension:

Remote - WSL

Ubuntu

About

  • Stable Linux operating system
  • Best for development
  • Excellent AI tool support

Installation

wsl --install -d Ubuntu

Update Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Launch VS Code

code .

Ollama

About

  • Run AI models locally
  • Offline AI support
  • No API cost
  • Works inside WSL

Installation

curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh
ollama --version
ollama serve

Local Models

About

Local AI models allow you to run artificial intelligence directly on your own computer without relying on cloud APIs.

  • Offline AI support
  • Better privacy
  • No API cost
  • Fast local response

Gemma 4

Good for general AI tasks and chat.

Qwen Coder

  • Programming
  • Debugging
  • Automation
  • Web Development

Versions

qwen2.5-coder:7b
qwen2.5-coder:14b
qwen2.5-coder:32b
qwen3-30b-a3b
RAM Recommended Model
8GB qwen2.5-coder:7b
16GB qwen2.5-coder:14b
32GB+ qwen2.5-coder:32b

Install Qwen

ollama run qwen2.5-coder:7b

Install Gemma 4

ollama run gemma4:26b

Pro Tip

About

Bash aliases help you create shortcut commands for frequently used terminal operations.

  • Save time
  • Faster workflow
  • Easy command execution
nano ~/.bashrc

Add these aliases:

alias cl='ollama run gemma4:26b'
alias cq='ollama run qwen2.5-coder:7b'
alias cc='codex'
source ~/.bashrc

Codex

About

OpenAI Codex is a terminal-based AI coding assistant.

Installation

sudo apt install nodejs npm -y
npm install -g @openai/codex
codex

GitHub Copilot

About

GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered coding assistant developed by GitHub and OpenAI.

  • AI code suggestions
  • Code auto-completion
  • Chat-based coding help
  • Works directly inside VS Code

Installation

GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot Chat

OpenCode

About

OpenCode is an open-source AI coding interface designed for fast terminal-based development workflows.

  • Supports local AI models
  • Works with Ollama
  • Fast and lightweight
  • Ideal for developers

Installation

npm install -g opencode-ai
opencode

Useful Commands

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
free -h
df -h
nvidia-smi
wsl -l -v

Recommended Workflow

  1. Open Ubuntu (WSL)
  2. Go to project folder
  3. Run code .
  4. Open terminal
  5. Run cq
  6. Run cc
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