This document provides instructions for setting up QuTiP, a quantum toolkit in Python, on Windows by using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to run Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. It describes how to enable WSL, install Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, install necessary applications like Jupyter Notebook and QuTiP on the Ubuntu subsystem, and run a QuTiP sample notebook through the browser on Windows.

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The easiest way of setup QuTiP
on Windows
Noritsuna Imamura
noritsuna@siprop.org

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Agenda
Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux
Setup Ubuntu18.04LTS on WSL
Install Applications on Ubuntu18.04LTS
Install QuTiP on Ubuntu18.04LTS
Run a QuTiP Sample on jupyter-notbook

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Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux 1/4
Click [Apps] in Windows Settings

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Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux 2/4
Click [Programs and Features] in Apps &
features Pane

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Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux 3/4
Click [Turn Windows features on or off] in left Pane

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Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux 4/4
Check [Windows Subsystem for Linux]
Click [OK]
Reboot Windows

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Setup Ubuntu18.04LTS on WSL 1/2
Run [Microsoft Store]
Input [Linux] in Search
Click [Ubuntu18.04LTS] icon

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Setup Ubuntu18.04LTS on WSL 2/2
Click [Get]
Download & Install Ubuntu18.04LTS on Your
Windows

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First Run Setup
Copy Ubuntu18.04LTS’s Files on Your System
Input [Your User ID]
Input [Your Passward]

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Install Applications on Ubuntu18.04LTS
Input Under Commands on Ubuntu18.04LTS
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install build-essential cmake git python3-dev
python3-pip python3-sklearn
sudo apt install jupyter-notebook
sudo apt install libomp-dev
sudo pip3 install Cython

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Install QuTiP on Ubuntu18.04LTS
Input Under Commands on Ubuntu18.04LTS
wget http://qutip.org/downloads/4.4.1/qutip-4.4.1.tar.gz
tar zxfv qutip-4.4.1.tar.gz
cd qutip-4.4.1
sudo python3 setup.py install --with-openmp

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Run jupyter-notebook on Ubuntu18.04LTS
Input Under Commands on Ubuntu18.04LTS
jupyter-notebook

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Run jupyter-notebook on Windows
Run a Browser on Windows
Copy [http://localhost:8888/?token=xxx] from
Ubuntu18.04LTS
Paste the Browser’s URL Bar

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Change to Quick Edit Mode
If you can’t copy URL on Ubuntu18.04LTS,
please change Ubuntu18.04LTS’s property.
Click Ubuntu18.04LTS’s Menu Bar
Click [properties]
Check [Quick Edit Mode]

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Run a QuTiP Sample on jupyter-notbook
Enjoy!!!