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https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/

Lets you run Linux GUI software on Windows Subsystem for Linux.

• Part of "VcXsrv Windows X Server", but I don't use any other component.

• 2021-02-17 - 1.20.9.0 on Windows 10 and Windows Subsystem for Linux

• (date not recorded) - 1.20.1.3 on Windows 10 and Windows Subsystem for Linux

2021-02-17 - 1.20.9.0 ∞

• Oh, it includes fonts! I wonder what I can do with them..

(date not recorded) - 1.20.1.3 ∞

Has been in use for some time.

• I just want to run it and not go through clicking next a whole bunch.

• When right-clicking the tray icon and exiting, it defaults to cancel.

Usage ∞

Running GUI Linux software on Windows Subsystem for Linux ∞

1. Run the icon from your desktop
2. Accept all defaults
3. Deny network access

4. In your Windows Subsystem for Linux shell, do

\export  DISPLAY=localhost:0.0

.. now you can run a GUI app. Install something like Leafpad.

\sudo  \apt-get  install  leafpad

Now leafpad will launch the GUI text editor.

Running GUI Linux software on Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 ∞

unknown.

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61860208/wsl-2-run-graphical-linux-desktop-applications-from-windows-10-bash-shell-erro/68416242#68416242
• https://superuser.com/questions/1476086/error-cant-open-display-0

• https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/6181

Something about firewall rules which I couldn't figure out.

export DISPLAY=$(cat /etc/resolv.conf | grep nameserver | awk '{print $2}'):0

But this supposedly has an issue with colors.

Last updated 2022-09-22 at 21:49:40