Wsl: Can I install GUI-desktop in Linux subsystem?

Created on 4 May 2018 · 5Comments · Source: MicrosoftDocs/WSL

I want to install LXDE in my Debian subsystem

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aoxiangwu

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It is not over until it is over, trying the Xming trick but so far having to do this ...

8964@DESKTOP~$ sudo cinnamon
Cinnamon warning: Software rendering detected: llvmpipe (LLVM 6.0, 256 bits)
Failed to connect to session bus: Failed to execute child process “dbus-launch” (No such file or directory)hack8964@DESKTOP-HDIVCI5:~$

8964@DESKTOP~$
8964@DESKTOP~$ dbus-launch

Command 'dbus-launch' not found, but can be installed with:

sudo apt install dbus-x11

hack8964@DESKTOP-HDIVCI5:~$ sudo apt install dbus-x11
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
dbus-x11
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

aspadistra on 4 Oct 2018

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WSL doesn't officially support running X/GUI apps. However, many people enjoy running various Linux desktops/apps on WSL via one of the several available Windows XServers.

bitcrazed on 4 May 2018

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Look at the Kali site. They show how to install and run an X-window system as a remote desktop connected through localhost. (With a video of it working.) I haven't (yet) tried it, but it seem an approach that should work.