0xwulf/wsl-devops-toolbox repository overview

⁠wsl-devops-toolbox

⁠Current State

wsl-devops-toolbox is a custom Docker image built and tagged as:

• 0xwulf/wsl-devops-toolbox:latest

Current local image details:

• Image tag: 0xwulf/wsl-devops-toolbox:latest
• Image ID: 35596a244935
• Base image: ubuntu:24.04
• Default command: ["/bin/bash"]
• Approximate size: 1.54GB

Docker inspect confirmed:

["0xwulf/wsl-devops-toolbox:latest"]

⁠Purpose

This image is meant to be a portable Linux/DevOps/Computer Science toolbox container for:

• WSL-friendly CLI work
• Linux command practice
• DevOps learning labs
• Network and connectivity checks
• Quick troubleshooting
• Clean throwaway shell environments without cluttering the host

It is especially useful when you want a disposable toolbox container instead of installing many packages directly onto your real Ubuntu or WSL system.

⁠Dockerfile Summary

Base:

FROM ubuntu:24.04

Default shell:

CMD ["/bin/bash"]

The image installs a broad CLI toolbox using apt-get.

⁠Installed Tool Categories

⁠Shell and basic utilities

• bash
• bash-completion
• coreutils
• less
• nano
• vim
• tree
• file
• rsync

⁠Downloading and web/API tools

• curl
• wget
• ca-certificates
• jq

⁠Archive and compression tools

• unzip
• zip
• tar
• gzip
• bzip2
• xz-utils

⁠Git and crypto basics

• git
• gnupg
• openssl
• openssh-client

⁠Process and system inspection

• procps
• psmisc
• lsof
• strace
• sudo
• passwd
• cron

⁠Network and troubleshooting tools

• iproute2
• iputils-ping
• net-tools
• dnsutils
• traceroute
• mtr-tiny
• netcat-openbsd
• telnet
• tcpdump
• nmap
• whois
• socat

⁠Python tooling

• python3
• python3-pip
• python3-venv
• pipx

⁠Build and compile tools

• build-essential
• make
• cmake
• gcc
• g++

⁠Java and JavaScript tooling

• openjdk-21-jdk
• nodejs
• npm

⁠Database client tools

• sqlite3
• mariadb-client
• postgresql-client
• redis-tools

⁠What This Image Is Good For

⁠1. Disposable toolbox shell

Run a temporary shell with many useful tools available:

docker run --rm -it 0xwulf/wsl-devops-toolbox:latest

⁠2. Network diagnostics

Useful for checking:

• DNS resolution
• HTTP headers
• port reachability
• traceroutes
• TCP/UDP connectivity

Examples:

dig example.com +short
curl -I https://example.com
nc -zv 1.1.1.1 53
traceroute 1.1.1.1

⁠3. DevOps and Linux practice

Useful for practicing:

• package/tool usage
• process inspection
• CLI scripting
• build workflows
• SSH and OpenSSL commands

⁠4. Clean WSL workflow

Lets you keep a WSL distro cleaner by moving many one-off tools into a container instead of installing them directly on the host.

⁠Important Note

The installed tools live inside the Docker image/container, not automatically on the host system.

So:

• RUN apt-get install ... in the Dockerfile installs into the image
• those tools appear when you run a container from the image
• they do not get installed onto piapps2 or WSL unless installed separately there

⁠Example Usage

⁠Start an interactive shell

docker run --rm -it 0xwulf/wsl-devops-toolbox:latest

⁠Mount a host working directory

docker run --rm -it -v /home/zk/projects:/workspace 0xwulf/wsl-devops-toolbox:latest

⁠Check available commands inside the container

which curl
which dig
which python3
which java
which sqlite3
which nmap

⁠Current Assessment

This image is a solid first version of a personal DevOps toolbox, but it is already fairly large at about 1.54GB.

That is normal for an image combining:

• Ubuntu base
• networking tools
• Python
• Java
• Node
• compilers
• DB clients

So this is a good learning/lab/toolbox image, not a lean production image.

⁠Possible Future Improvements

Potential next refinements:

• add yq
• add ripgrep
• add fd-find
• add htop
• add tmux
• add bind9-host
• split into smaller specialized images:
  • net-tools
  • dev-tools
  • db-tools
  • sec-tools-lite

⁠Status

Current status:

• Dockerfile created
• image built successfully
• image tagged successfully
• Docker Hub repo/tag prepared as:

0xwulf/wsl-devops-toolbox:latest