Dougie Richardson

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  • Metro not starting automatically on Ubuntu

    Metro not starting automatically on Ubuntu

    Expected behaviour:

    npm run android

    Should launch Metro and an Android emulator but Metro is not launched. Manually launching metro works:

    npm start

  • No Internet access in WSL

    No Internet access in WSL

    Windows might generate a /etc/resolv.conf with an incorrect nameserver while installing Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

    It’s a quick fix – edit /etc/resolv.conf and change the nameserver (Google’s is 8.8.8.8).

    To prevent it being overwritten, create or edit /etc/wsl.conf adding the option generateResolvConf = false.

  • Windows Store missing

    Windows Store missing

    Windows Store is never installed when I do a clean install of Windows 11. No idea why. The easiest solution is to run Xbox, and you’ll see:

    Fix them in settings

    Click “Fix them in settings”:

    Dependencies

    Install Microsoft Store.