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• Wow so accurate article

  This is the xserver that I've been using on windows some time ago: https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/. Source: 11 months ago

• Is there a way to run a virtual ubuntu in windows 10?

  2) VcXsrv https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/ is an excellent free X11 server. Source: about 1 year ago

• Running ROS2 on VMware or WSL2

  Yes, you can get UI out of the container, you might need to look into how to do x forwarding if you run into problems but it can be done. We have used this on the past: https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/ to assist with that but there are other alternatives as well. Best of luck. Source: about 1 year ago

• Minimal Cross-Platform Graphics

  Super interesting! > It is janky though So what? It can be improved :) Would you like to try to make an APE out of it? It would then be not just different Linuxes, but also MacOS and Windows, a bit like https://x410.dev/ or the free software vcxserv https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Rant: Year of Linux on the Desktop (2022)

  That seems like bad metric to define the state of WSL since X-forwarding is very easy to do. You just install https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/, run it, then `export DISPLAY="$(grep nameserver /etc/resolv.conf | sed 's/nameserver //'):0"`. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• [TUTORIAL] Near-seamless Windows XP/Linux experience

  Using a web browser on your host/"real" system, download a version of VcXsrv that's compatible with Windows XP. I'm using version 1.14.2.1. You'll also need a version of OpenSSH that's compatible with Windows XP. I suggest setupssh-7.3p1-2-cygwin252.exe from that link. Start your VM, and run the installers within the VM, locating them in your new shared folder. In my installation, I can access my host computer's... Source: over 1 year ago

• Gnome Sudoku doesn't work on WSL like other Gnome games do, anyone know a fix? (Ubuntu 22.04)

  You can try the X route and install an X server. I used xming before but it's kinda of paid software now. You can use this instead, but I haven't tested it myself. Source: almost 2 years ago

• can i compile a linux version of unreal engine from WINDOWS?

  I wouldn't recommend trying a desktop environment in Docker - you absolutely can run graphical apps though, by running something like VcXsrv on the Windows side (with authentication off), and then running the program with DISPLAY=:0... Source: almost 2 years ago

• Makefile example project for Windows with source, include, libs and build folders. Also with a detailed explanation!

  Other alternative https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/. Source: almost 2 years ago

• How to explicitly use Vcxsrv, and not WSLg?

  This way WSLg will be disabled but you can still use the X servers (like VcXsrv or the other tools that use it like GWSL) which can use X over TCP or X over vsock (there's WSLD which uses vsock for a more stable & reliable connection). Source: about 2 years ago

• Windows x MaxOS KVM under Linux VS dual booting

  So, when I got Win11, I installed WSL2 + VcxSrv and finally got rid of one of the machines, as I can use Win11 as the DE/WM for Linux stuff (Docker and such, mostly). Now you can't do that with Mac, but if you have a good hardware, you can run a QEMU-based VM off WSL2 (because it supports nested hardware virtualization now) and maybe have some luck with that. Source: over 2 years ago

• does WSL2 on windows 11 require virtualisation?

  You want to setup a x server (vcxsrv) windows side and enable x11 forwarding within the wsl image. Source: over 2 years ago

• Using GUI apps with WSL2 without using Preview drivers for main Windows OS

  You would have to use a Windows X Server such as VcXsrv. And then setup WSL2 forwarding since the WSL2's ip changes every reboot. Source: over 2 years ago

• How to use GUI apps in WSL2 (forwarding X server)

  The first step is to download and install the .exe installer from Sourceforge. Execute it and on the installation process, be sure to check the Disable access control option. This will save us time, avoiding some permission denied errors. - Source: dev.to / almost 3 years ago