My workflow for using Plan 9 on Windows

Name: My workflow for using Plan 9 on Windows
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Author: dharmatech

by dharmatech·Apr 18, 2026·2 points·0 comments

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Intriguing Plan 9 workflow on Windows, but just a video without config files.

Strengths

•Bridges 9front QEMU VM with native Windows Drawterm and VSCode editing.
•Demonstrates cross-layer command execution between WSL, Ubuntu, and Plan 9.
•Shows practical integration of OpenAI Codex within the Plan 9 Acme editor.

Weaknesses

•No GitHub repo or scripts to reproduce the complex WSL and QEMU stack.
•Video format obscures specific configuration flags and mount commands used.

Post Description

Hey y'all,

Here's a walkthrough of how I use the 9front distribution of Plan 9 on Windows:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzEa2L_Pgw0

Topics covered:

- 9front distribution of Plan 9 running in qemu on Ubuntu inside WSL on Windows 11 - Drawterm running natively on Windows 11 - Running arbitrary commands on Plan 9 from Ubuntu - Mounting a directory from Plan 9 on Ubuntu - Using OpenAI codex LLM with Plan 9 - Editing files on Plan 9 with vscode ```

Comments and suggestions are welcome.