GWSL: Run graphical Linux apps in WSL
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Re: GWSL: Run graphical Linux apps in WSL
#2VcXsrv and a bashrc to set DISPLAY= automatically did it for me
export DISPLAY=$(route -n | grep UG | head -n1 | awk '{print $2}'):0
and on the Windows side, start VcXsrv with the 'Disable Access Control' combo box checked. this will enable X clients from other hosts (WSL is another host, basically) to connect to the server without too much hassle. that's it.
Re: GWSL: Run graphical Linux apps in WSL
#3Weird project description. Is it an X11 Server for Windows? If so, why doesn't it say this first (but only mentions further down that the software includes some advanced X11 Server)?
Re: GWSL: Run graphical Linux apps in WSL
#4Isn't it officially coming anyway from Microsoft - https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/19/21263377/microsoft-window...
Re: GWSL: Run graphical Linux apps in WSL
#5what about audio ?
next task would be to support some kind of synaptic that would update windows's menu with linux apps...
Re: GWSL: Run graphical Linux apps in WSL
#6Isn't it officially coming anyway from Microsoft - https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/19/21263377/microsoft-window...
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Re: GWSL: Run graphical Linux apps in WSL
#7VcXsrv and a bashrc to set DISPLAY= automatically did it for me export DISPLAY=$(route -n | grep UG | head -n1 | awk '{print $2}'):0 and on the Windows side, start VcXsrv with the 'Disable Access Control' combo box checked. this will enable X clients from other hosts (WSL is another host, basically) to connect to the server without too much hassle. that's it.
The first line was enough for me to make it work.Microsoft supports it officially in the latest version I think.
Re: GWSL: Run graphical Linux apps in WSL
#8VcXsrv and a bashrc to set DISPLAY= automatically did it for me export DISPLAY=$(route -n | grep UG | head -n1 | awk '{print $2}'):0 and on the Windows side, start VcXsrv with the 'Disable Access Control' combo box checked. this will enable X clients from other hosts (WSL is another host, basically) to connect to the server without too much hassle. that's it.
Yip, been doing it this way for years. Here is guide I originally followed. https://medium.com/@pck/how-to-use-sublime-text-3-from-comma...
Re: GWSL: Run graphical Linux apps in WSL
#9Anyone have experience with this? The only thing I miss from a Linux Desktop is https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/
but it requires direct access to GPU as I understand. Anyone tried kitty with this?
Re: GWSL: Run graphical Linux apps in WSL
#10I recently migrated to Windows from MacOS and have found the following paid apps really helpful:
1. [Pengwin](https://www.whitewaterfoundry.com/) - a customized Debian distribution with helpful scripts for setting up a dev environment
2. [X410](https://x410.dev/) - a customized X11 Server
They made all the setup really easy. I reuse some of the scripts from Penguin in the Ubuntu distribution.
One caveat for those who want to try WSL2, which is available if you subscribe to Windows Insider program, is the instability.
Some times, after an update, your WSL will not start. After some restarts everything is back to normal.