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+1 for this polish overall.
I noted that the commits don't particularly say why the change is made. Like, I can hazard some guesses about why the start menu wording was changed (e.g. maybe there are other results for wsl that aren't the right one to pick?), but the reason is definitely not clear. It's really useful for the commit message to contain the why.
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It's possible for Ubuntu to not be the default distro. In this case, the error of `curl: not found` can be unhelpful to new users. Add a note explaining how to fix it.
Use the guilabel directive and add names for Windows.
Windows 10/11 comes with a search bar/icon in the task bar that opens the Start menu, so if the user doesn't know what "Start menu" is, the verb "searching" should provide a visual hint.
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Some users may not have Launchpad in the Dock - it can be easily removed by drag and drop. Spotlight in the menu bar is more universal¹, plus users who know the hotkey (CMD+space) can use it if desired. ¹ it can still be removed with 3rd party apps
This should be a more intuitive flow for new users.
The previous recommendation was to expose the Windows home directory under the WSL directory. I thought this would be a practical approach to the difference in home directories, but I'm not a WSL user so I can't verify that idea. Installing `wslu` is also a bit more complicated nowadays.¹ Instead of a hard recommendation, simply describe the difference in home directories and let the user decide what to do. ¹ <https://wslutiliti.es/wslu/install.html#ubuntu>
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070da40 and 29f44b9 were prompted by debugging in the lab. The rest is stuff that I thought of while re-reading the contents.
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