WSL is by no mean your best option for LaTeX but I don’t have my Mac around for the time being, so…
Install LaTeX
sudo apt install texliveWrite something (How to open GUI editors from WSL can be found here)
vim file.tex
#or
notepad++.exe file.texCompile .tex file
# generate a .dvi file
latex file.tex# generate a .pdf file
pdflatex file.tex
If you need some packages that do not come along with the installation, you may install them using apt like
sudo apt install texlive-latex-recommended
# or
sudo apt install texlive-latex-base
# or
sudo apt install texlive-latex-fullMore on the differences between these packages can be found here
More on LaTeX can be found here
p.s.
This nearly bare-bone setup turns out working great. It’s true that you don’t have a GUI with it but perhaps its simplicity can be a life saver for many first time LaTeX users.
