Windows support

[grant0417]

This is the tracking issue for Windows + WSL support

[wilikeit]

我也希望添加 windows支持。

[JoeShi]

Vote for the Windows Support

[JoeShi]

Here is the workaround of using Amazon Q Developer CLI on Windows.

Step 1: Install WSL

• Run CMD or PowerShell in administrator mode, execute wsl --install. After the installation is finished, you will need to restart your computer.
• Upon restarting, the installation of Ubuntu will begin automatically. You will be able to see Ubuntu and WSL in the Start menu.
• Launch Ubuntu. Upon first login, you will need to set up a username and password.

Step 2: Install Q Developer CLI in WSL

All the following command needs to be executed in WSL.

• Update the apt. sudo apt update
• Download the package. curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://desktop-release.q.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/latest/amazon-q.deb -o amazon-q.deb
• Install the package. sudo apt install -y ./amazon-q.deb

Step 3: Authentication with Q Developer CLI

• Type q login. You will be see an URL.
• Open the URL, input your credentials, and click "Allow Access".
• You will see Logged in successfully.

Step 4: Enter the agentic chat mode

• Type q chat

Now you are in the agentic chat mode. Enjoy the agent.

[wilikeit]

Think you.This is a good idea, but it seems that the auto-completion function cannot be used in WSL.

[094459]

Having an easier Windows experience would be key to getting more developers on that platform using this. It keeps coming up in the conversations I am having - when will you have a native windows installer.

[atxtechbro]

+1 to @wilikeit's comment about auto-completion not working in WSL.

I'm experiencing the exact same issue with Amazon Q in WSL2 (Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS). The inline completions simply don't appear despite:

• q inline status showing that inline is enabled
• q doctor reporting that everything looks good
• All other Amazon Q features like q chat working perfectly

I've tried various troubleshooting steps including disabling/re-enabling inline, testing in a minimal bash environment, and restarting WSL, but the issue persists.

Despite this limitation, I've been having a wonderful experience using Amazon Q in WSL for everything else. It's been powerful enough that I've created a guide for my company to adopt it. The tool works great on native Linux installations, but there's a definitive difference in the auto-completion functionality when using it in Windows with WSL setups.

Would love to see this fixed as it would make an already excellent tool even better in the WSL environment!