Run TATSSI on Windows 10 using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

To fully use all TATSSI features such as the powerful advance parallelism for Earth Observation (EO) analytics provided by DASK, TATSSI runs natively on Linux. It has been tested on Ubuntu 18.04.

One powerful alternative to run TATSSI on a MS Windows environment is to use the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). The WSL is a new Windows 10 feature that enables you to run native Linux command-line tools directly on Windows, alongside your traditional Windows desktop and modern store apps.

If you want to use the TATSSI under Windows 10 using WSL, please follow the steps.

Install WSL

• On your Windows 10 computer, open PowerShell as Administrator and run:
  • Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
  • Restart your computer when prompted

Install Ubuntu 18.04 from the Microsoft Store

• Open the Microsoft Store on your Windows computer and search for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS then click on Get and follow the instructions on screen. Alternatively, the following link will open the Microsoft Store page for the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS distribution.
• If you want to use the TATSSI UI then you will need to install a X Window System Server for Microsoft Windows. Install the free edition of MobaXerm.

Install TATSSI

• Run Ubuntu 18.04 on Windows. Click on the Start button and scroll down until you find the MobaXterm folder, click on it and then click on the MobaXterm. This will open the full MobaXterm interface. On the left hand side you will see the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS server that you just installed, click on it to open a new session.
• Now you can just follow the instructions on the TATSSI README.