# Terminal

## Summary

Install Windows Terminal, the tool you'll use throughout this guide to run WSL 2 commands and to open dedicated tabs for your AlmaLinux 10 distro.

> If you are not using WSL, you can jump straight to the [AlmaLinux 10 Setup page](https://docs.dotkernel.org/development/v2/setup/setup-packages/).

If you're not already using it, we recommend installing [Windows Terminal](https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9n0dx20hk701?hl=en-US&gl=US).
It is a modern tool that incorporates the power of multiple already known command-line applications like `Windows PowerShell`, `Linux shell`, and more.

Once your AlmaLinux 10 distro is installed, it gets its own dedicated tab profile in Windows Terminal (see [Running on WSL 2](running.md)), so every command in this guide (Windows and Linux alike) can be run from the same app.

## Next step

Continue to [System Requirements](setup/system-requirements.md) to check whether your machine is ready for WSL 2.