What's the easiest way to run GUI apps on Windows Subsystem for Linux as of 2018?
I searched around, and currently there are two methods suggested; installing an enhancement for Windows Subsystem for Linux and installing an XServer.
I want to know which method is the most hassle-free (easy to install AND to use), and which one is less memory-heavy.
I just want Synaptic and CMake. Why couldn't that be a builtin feature?
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I searched around, and currently there are two methods suggested; installing an enhancement for Windows Subsystem for Linux and installing an XServer.
I want to know which method is the most hassle-free (easy to install AND to use), and which one is less memory-heavy.
I just want Synaptic and CMake. Why couldn't that be a builtin feature?
gui windows-subsystem-for-linux
Doesn't steam run natively in Windows? Similarily, CMake also has an installer for windows. Installing these into your system may be much easier than trying to get an XServer in WLS in windows.
– Charles Green
Jan 7 '18 at 14:18
Steam was a joke. CMake on windows is not a solution, it's a workaround. Synaptic doesn't have windows port, does it? I have no idea how it would work if it did.
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:07
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My personal feeling is that WSL is a joke! Why not simply load up a VM?
– Charles Green
Jan 7 '18 at 15:09
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@CharlesGreen memory... I'm currently on a pretty old laptop.
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:12
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@CharlesGreen VirtualBox?
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:20
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I searched around, and currently there are two methods suggested; installing an enhancement for Windows Subsystem for Linux and installing an XServer.
I want to know which method is the most hassle-free (easy to install AND to use), and which one is less memory-heavy.
I just want Synaptic and CMake. Why couldn't that be a builtin feature?
gui windows-subsystem-for-linux
I searched around, and currently there are two methods suggested; installing an enhancement for Windows Subsystem for Linux and installing an XServer.
I want to know which method is the most hassle-free (easy to install AND to use), and which one is less memory-heavy.
I just want Synaptic and CMake. Why couldn't that be a builtin feature?
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Doesn't steam run natively in Windows? Similarily, CMake also has an installer for windows. Installing these into your system may be much easier than trying to get an XServer in WLS in windows.
– Charles Green
Jan 7 '18 at 14:18
Steam was a joke. CMake on windows is not a solution, it's a workaround. Synaptic doesn't have windows port, does it? I have no idea how it would work if it did.
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:07
1
My personal feeling is that WSL is a joke! Why not simply load up a VM?
– Charles Green
Jan 7 '18 at 15:09
1
@CharlesGreen memory... I'm currently on a pretty old laptop.
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:12
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@CharlesGreen VirtualBox?
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:20
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Doesn't steam run natively in Windows? Similarily, CMake also has an installer for windows. Installing these into your system may be much easier than trying to get an XServer in WLS in windows.
– Charles Green
Jan 7 '18 at 14:18
Steam was a joke. CMake on windows is not a solution, it's a workaround. Synaptic doesn't have windows port, does it? I have no idea how it would work if it did.
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:07
1
My personal feeling is that WSL is a joke! Why not simply load up a VM?
– Charles Green
Jan 7 '18 at 15:09
1
@CharlesGreen memory... I'm currently on a pretty old laptop.
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:12
1
@CharlesGreen VirtualBox?
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:20
Doesn't steam run natively in Windows? Similarily, CMake also has an installer for windows. Installing these into your system may be much easier than trying to get an XServer in WLS in windows.
– Charles Green
Jan 7 '18 at 14:18
Doesn't steam run natively in Windows? Similarily, CMake also has an installer for windows. Installing these into your system may be much easier than trying to get an XServer in WLS in windows.
– Charles Green
Jan 7 '18 at 14:18
Steam was a joke. CMake on windows is not a solution, it's a workaround. Synaptic doesn't have windows port, does it? I have no idea how it would work if it did.
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:07
Steam was a joke. CMake on windows is not a solution, it's a workaround. Synaptic doesn't have windows port, does it? I have no idea how it would work if it did.
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:07
1
1
My personal feeling is that WSL is a joke! Why not simply load up a VM?
– Charles Green
Jan 7 '18 at 15:09
My personal feeling is that WSL is a joke! Why not simply load up a VM?
– Charles Green
Jan 7 '18 at 15:09
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1
@CharlesGreen memory... I'm currently on a pretty old laptop.
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:12
@CharlesGreen memory... I'm currently on a pretty old laptop.
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:12
1
1
@CharlesGreen VirtualBox?
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:20
@CharlesGreen VirtualBox?
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:20
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The short answer is you can not as WSL does not yet support this function. WSL is not a full Linux installation with a Linux kernel, it allows you to run some native linux commands / binaries on a Windows (Microsoft) kernel and has limitations.
See https://github.com/Microsoft/WSL/issues/2356
You can, however, install a 3rd party X server, such as xming, and ssh into your WSL.
https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2017/02/08/graphical-programs-on-windows-subsystem-on-linux.aspx
I did not copy that tutorial here as it is fairly ubiquitous (X over ssh) and I would expect some apps simply will not work even with this technique.
So, hassle-free is not an option, then? Maybe somebody will make Synaptic for Windows to work with WSL in the future....
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:09
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Graphical programs on WSL does not mean you can use Steam on WSL. You would need Valve to create support for WSL.
– Rinzwind
Jan 7 '18 at 15:25
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Keep in mind that you don't have to use SSH at all. Just setDISPLAY
and you're good to go (for xming and VcXsrv anyways).
– dma1324
Apr 18 '18 at 22:36
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I would downvote this answer as it is 1: not fully accurate, and 2: not in the spirit of the question - yes, you can run gui apps in wsl with an xserver. The op didn't ask about supported apps. (install vcxserve or something similar, sudo apt-get install synaptic after setting DISPLAY, no need for ssh)...
– decuser
Nov 13 '18 at 17:42
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@decuser Upvote better answers instead: If there isn't one, write one.
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
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VcXsrv
I chose to use VcXsrv
in WSL (Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux). I recommend everyone do their research between xming
(the accepted answer) and VcXsrv before selecting one or the other for Graphical User Interface (GUI) support in Windows 10 Ubuntu 16.04.
What can you do after VcXsrv is installed?
I was able to run:
sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt install xubuntu-desktop
... to install GUI desktop software. This then allowed me to run gedit
and nautilus
. Also I was then able to install specific GUI applications through the CLI (Command Line Interface) using apt
or apt-get
commands.
When I want to try many of my Ubuntu bash scripts within WSL VcXsrv must be installed so zenity
and yad
x-windows dialog boxes are displayed for user input.
As others have noted GUI within WSL is not perfect and you can expect to spend time problem-solving some issues. Also some GUI software simply won't work in WSL.
Can you, please, tell me about the advantages of running a DE in WSL?
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 20:46
@GeorgeHovhannisian The advantage for me is I can usegedit
which I'm familiar with from Ubuntu Desktop experience. Also many of my bash scripts usezenity
oryad
for x-windows dialog boxes. These bash scripts won't run unlessVcXsrv
is installed.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 11 '18 at 16:18
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+1 just hilarious: How can I secretly convert my Windows system to Ubuntu from the inside?
– dessert
Feb 17 '18 at 12:55
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This was painless: On Windows, downloaded VcXsrv using the link provided. Installed and launched it. Then I opened an Ubuntu shell and enteredexport DISPLAY=:0
. Now I could runxhost
,xeyes
andgnuplot
in Ubuntu (provided these programs are already installed in the Ubuntu WSL).
– Daniel K.
Mar 20 '18 at 8:00
1
@dessert +1 to your comment. It's double hilarious considering my user name means "Limited by Windows User switched over to Unix". Thanks to WSL I use Windows 10 occasionally now because I can run Ubuntu inside it. Call me WinEunuuchs2Unix2WinSub4Linux? :p
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 20 at 23:45
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I've had a very positive experience with VcXsrv on Win 10 Bash on Ubuntu on Windows (Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial x86_64 Linux 4.4.0-17074-Microsoft). I did not focus on running Unity desktop as it is useless and resource consuming. I just simply ran apps from bash in GUI mode from Windows10 desktop using XServer.
Install VcXsrv from here on Sourceforge
Run the VcXsrv app directly, do not launch XLaunch. You should see
localhost:0.0 - 0 clients
when you hover over the icon on Win10 Taskbar
Open Ubuntu Bash:
cd /mnt
(results in localhost@localhost:/mnt$)
cd ..
(localhost@localhost:/$ meaning this commands brings you to the beginning of the hard-drive as far as WSL can see...)
sudo apt-get install dbus synaptic nautilus --install-suggests --show-progress
(this will install "dbus" to create virtual connector for GUI, "Synaptic Package Manager" and "Nautilus" file explorer for unity-desktop
cd /usr/share/dbus-1 && sudo vi session.conf
(When
session.conf
opens in vi editor)
Press i to enter insert mode and add
<!-- <listen>unix:tmpdir=/tmp</listen> || Original Command --> to preserve original rules
than add:
<listen>tcp:host=localhost,bind=0.0.0.0,port=0</listen>
<auth>EXTERNAL</auth>
<auth>DBUS_COOKIE_SHA1</auth>
<auth>allow_anonymous</auth>
Press ESC when you are done editing file and
:wq
to save the file.
Run these commands and check their output:
$ export DISPLAY=localhost:0
$ sudo service dbus start
* Starting system message bus dbus [OK]
$ echo $DISPLAY
localhost:0
You are done! Now just run synaptic, nautilus or firefox from Bash and they should load on Win10 desktop. GUI options like this are buggy but operational. You can install
ubuntu-desktop
,unity
,ccsm
,compiz
and try to run Unity Desktop for Ubuntu. I did not try to set the "Steam" because I am still suffering rrying to run "Unreal", Good luck :)
If someone knows how to run gnome-terminal
on XServer instead of XTerm please share...
P.S
You can add VcXsrv as a Win10 bootable
To max your sources with "Steam" as specified in original post, tune your Windows a little for network package management (to lower latency) and CPU/GPU prioritization to make a Win10XBox… :)
Although you will run "Steam" under "Unix" the shell is still "Windows" which allows you to launch "Steam" on "Unix" …
Tcp Prep:;
In regedit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesTcpipParametersInterfaces
Here you need to go through the list of sub-keys to locate the network adapter entry that is used to connect to the Internet. If you are using DHCP, you need to look for DhcpIPAdddress
entry (with system data values NOT :0.0.0.0
) to find the correct adapter.
Once you have located the correct key right-click it and select New > Dword (32-bit) Value.
Name it TcpFrequency and click ok.
Double-click the value afterwards and set its Decimal value to 1. (To restore the default setting, change the value to 2 or delete the key)
Now navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftMSMQ
Right-click on the key again and select New > Dword (32-bit) Value.
Name the new parameter TcpDelay
Double-click it afterwards and change its Decimal value to 1. (To restore the key at a later point in time change it to 0 or delete the key)
Nagle’s Algorithm
Nagle’s algorithm combines several small packets into a single, larger packet for more efficient transmissions. This is designed to improve throughput efficiency of data transmission. Disabling “nagling” can help reduce latency/ping in some games. Nagle’s algorithm is enabled in Windows by default.
To implement this tweak, modify the following registry keys.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesTcpipParametersInterfaces{NIC-id}
For the {NIC-id}
, look for the one with your IP address listed; under this {NIC-id}
key create following DWORD value:
- TcpFrequency and set it to 1 to disable “nagling” for gaming.
- TCPDelay and set it also to 1 to disable “nagling”
- TcpTicks and set it to 0
Note:
Some reports say that the tweaks did reduce latency when playing Dota 2 and League of Legends but it doesn’t work for some. I have tried it and my latency improved from 110 to 90ms (SEA Server) when playing Dota 2.
Network Throttling Index
Windows implements a network throttling mechanism, the idea behind such throttling is that processing of network packets can be a resource-intensive task. It is beneficial to turn off such throttling for achieving maximum throughput.
To implement this tweak, run regedit and modify the registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionMultimediaSystemProfile.
Under SystemProfile, create a DWORD value and name it to NetworkThrottlingIndex then set its Hexadecimal value to ffffffff for gaming and max throughput: ffffffff completely disables throttling.
System Gaming Responsiveness (Not so sure about this one :)
Multimedia streaming and some games that uses “Multimedia Class Scheduler” service (MMCSS) can only utilize up to 80% of the CPU. The “Multimedia Class Scheduler” service (MMCSS) ensures prioritized access to CPU resources, without denying CPU resources to lower-priority background applications.
To implement this tweak, run regedit and modify the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionMultimediaSystemProfile.
From there, create a new DWORD and name it to SystemResponsiveness set its decimal value to 00000000 for pure gaming/streaming.
In the same Registry hive as the above tweak, you can also change the priority of Games. To implement this tweak, go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionMultimediaSystemProfileTasksGames
and change the following registry values:
- “GPU Priority” change its values to 8 for gaming.
- “Priority” set to 1 for gaming.
All cheers for "unknown" (pardon me was a while since I copied your directions) author of this Windows=Xbox tweak...
PPS: If XServer fails on what you would like to do try to find the workaround with Docker.
- WSL_Apache_Roolez
- Throttling_a_'mm'_:0
- You've Got Mail!!!
6-5-7; :5-6-7...
– tenedas
Feb 27 '18 at 1:05
Thanks for a very detailed answer. Otherwise, thanks to whoever suggested the edit, I can't believe, people are actually suggesting solutions for running Steam. On the other hand, people still keep suggesting desktops, which I still have no idea what would be the use of that, I personally don't even need a file manager, let alone a full flex desktop.
– George Hovhannisian
Jun 6 '18 at 19:26
I installed Xming on Windows, then used all the steps from section 3. here (above) - install dbus (no actual need for synaptic or nautilus, but nautilus is a good check), make the session.conf edit, and start the dbus service. Nautilus then starts successfully with a few error messages.
– MikeW
Dec 14 '18 at 10:07
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Even though a full GUI desktop environment is not ‘officially’ supported by Microsoft, it can work.
Turn Windows features on or off
Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux
Restart Computer
Launch Microsoft Store
Search for Ubuntu
Select Ubuntu 18.04 under Apps
Click Get
Launch Ubuntu and wait for install
Set username and password
Run the following Commands:
sudo apt-get update -y
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop -y
sudo apt-get install xfce4 xorg xrdp -y
sudo sed -i 's/port=3389/port=3390/g' /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini
Create and modify .xsession
cd /home/user/
sudo vim .xsession
Add text:
gnome-session --session=ubuntu-2d
Save and exit vi
sudo chmod 755 .xsession
sudo systemctl enable xrdp
You will need a second account on Ubuntu
sudo adduser remote
sudo usermod -aG sudo remote
Modify startwm.sh
cd /etc/xrdp
sudo chmod 777 startwm.sh
vim startwm.sh
Comment out the bottom two lines
#test -x /etc/X11/Xsession && exec /etc/X11/Xsession
#exec /bin/sh /etc/X11/Xsession
Add text:
startxfce4
Save and exit vi
exit
In Windows, restart Ubuntu and run:
sudo /etc/init.d/xrdp start
In Windows run mstsc.exe
Computer: 127.0.0.1:3390
Leave username blank
Connect
Session: Xorg
username: remote
password: password
Enjoy xfce!
When done, close the remote desktop connection
Return to the Ubuntu command line
sudo /etc/init.d/xrdp stop
exit
1
This is working. I used ubuntu 16. I didn't had ubuntu native GUI appearance. Xorg is not available in xrdp list
– TRiNE
Sep 16 '18 at 5:16
I keep getting the following error message - "login failed for display 0". Thoughts? Why will xrdp not allow me to login?
– J-Dizzle
Nov 23 '18 at 16:59
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Since you want it easy... There is an app in the Microsoft Store called x410. It's basically a Cygwin X11 server without the use of Cygwin itself. After installment - that is zero config - you can run WSL X11 Apps! (or even whole desktops). You might want to insert the following lines into your .bashrc (from your WSL user account) so you can run the apps from your bash terminal.
### Setup a D-Bus instance that will be shared by all X-Window apps
pidof dbus-launch 1> /dev/null || dbus-launch --exit-with-x11 1> /dev/null 2>
/dev/null
## Export
export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
I bought x410 on salve for about 5euro's.. So if it's too much, perhaps wait for an sale!
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I chose Panther's answer not only because it's the only, but also because it's the correct answer; there is no hassle-free (straightforward) way to get gui apps running.
Also, I used this tutorial, with a few changes:
- I didn't install
xfce
, because I don't know why I would need a
desktop. - Chose
Multiple Windows
inXLaunch
(No DE, hence no need for one
giant window) - No need for mkdir fix and no need for a separate terminal.
What gui apps did I install? Only Synaptic and CMake, since I really can't think of anything else I would need on wsl.
I don't do VM/Dual Boot, for the very same reason Panther pointed out; I need a convenient (to me) dev environment, not a full flex OS.
vagrantup.com/docs/other/wsl.html - vagrant is an excellent tool to quickly spin up dev environments. Looks like it supports wsl. Though I have not tried it yet.
– TamusJRoyce
Sep 6 '18 at 22:26
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If you want an effortless off the shelf solution, use MobaXTerm. It's a great, multitabbed terminal emulator with direct support for WSL, and has a built-in optimized X server. I use synaptic all the time on Moba. Even RStudio.
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install Fedora in VirtualBox on your Windows machine with NAT networking- in WSL
sudo service ssh start
- from Fedora run
ssh -Y 10.0.2.2
Usually the host of a VirtualBox guest can be reached at 10.0.2.2
Now you can any WSL X program on your Fedora desktop, even with seamless Windows.
Now, this is interesting. I'm not a huge fedora fan myself. Can the same thing be done with Arch?
– George Hovhannisian
Jun 6 '18 at 19:28
Guess so. X server is accessible in Fedora via ssh by default, you might have to change some sshd settings in Arch.
– weberjn
Jun 7 '18 at 6:37
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The short answer is you can not as WSL does not yet support this function. WSL is not a full Linux installation with a Linux kernel, it allows you to run some native linux commands / binaries on a Windows (Microsoft) kernel and has limitations.
See https://github.com/Microsoft/WSL/issues/2356
You can, however, install a 3rd party X server, such as xming, and ssh into your WSL.
https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2017/02/08/graphical-programs-on-windows-subsystem-on-linux.aspx
I did not copy that tutorial here as it is fairly ubiquitous (X over ssh) and I would expect some apps simply will not work even with this technique.
So, hassle-free is not an option, then? Maybe somebody will make Synaptic for Windows to work with WSL in the future....
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:09
1
Graphical programs on WSL does not mean you can use Steam on WSL. You would need Valve to create support for WSL.
– Rinzwind
Jan 7 '18 at 15:25
4
Keep in mind that you don't have to use SSH at all. Just setDISPLAY
and you're good to go (for xming and VcXsrv anyways).
– dma1324
Apr 18 '18 at 22:36
1
I would downvote this answer as it is 1: not fully accurate, and 2: not in the spirit of the question - yes, you can run gui apps in wsl with an xserver. The op didn't ask about supported apps. (install vcxserve or something similar, sudo apt-get install synaptic after setting DISPLAY, no need for ssh)...
– decuser
Nov 13 '18 at 17:42
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@decuser Upvote better answers instead: If there isn't one, write one.
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
Feb 4 at 9:43
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The short answer is you can not as WSL does not yet support this function. WSL is not a full Linux installation with a Linux kernel, it allows you to run some native linux commands / binaries on a Windows (Microsoft) kernel and has limitations.
See https://github.com/Microsoft/WSL/issues/2356
You can, however, install a 3rd party X server, such as xming, and ssh into your WSL.
https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2017/02/08/graphical-programs-on-windows-subsystem-on-linux.aspx
I did not copy that tutorial here as it is fairly ubiquitous (X over ssh) and I would expect some apps simply will not work even with this technique.
So, hassle-free is not an option, then? Maybe somebody will make Synaptic for Windows to work with WSL in the future....
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:09
1
Graphical programs on WSL does not mean you can use Steam on WSL. You would need Valve to create support for WSL.
– Rinzwind
Jan 7 '18 at 15:25
4
Keep in mind that you don't have to use SSH at all. Just setDISPLAY
and you're good to go (for xming and VcXsrv anyways).
– dma1324
Apr 18 '18 at 22:36
1
I would downvote this answer as it is 1: not fully accurate, and 2: not in the spirit of the question - yes, you can run gui apps in wsl with an xserver. The op didn't ask about supported apps. (install vcxserve or something similar, sudo apt-get install synaptic after setting DISPLAY, no need for ssh)...
– decuser
Nov 13 '18 at 17:42
1
@decuser Upvote better answers instead: If there isn't one, write one.
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
Feb 4 at 9:43
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The short answer is you can not as WSL does not yet support this function. WSL is not a full Linux installation with a Linux kernel, it allows you to run some native linux commands / binaries on a Windows (Microsoft) kernel and has limitations.
See https://github.com/Microsoft/WSL/issues/2356
You can, however, install a 3rd party X server, such as xming, and ssh into your WSL.
https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2017/02/08/graphical-programs-on-windows-subsystem-on-linux.aspx
I did not copy that tutorial here as it is fairly ubiquitous (X over ssh) and I would expect some apps simply will not work even with this technique.
The short answer is you can not as WSL does not yet support this function. WSL is not a full Linux installation with a Linux kernel, it allows you to run some native linux commands / binaries on a Windows (Microsoft) kernel and has limitations.
See https://github.com/Microsoft/WSL/issues/2356
You can, however, install a 3rd party X server, such as xming, and ssh into your WSL.
https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2017/02/08/graphical-programs-on-windows-subsystem-on-linux.aspx
I did not copy that tutorial here as it is fairly ubiquitous (X over ssh) and I would expect some apps simply will not work even with this technique.
edited Jan 7 '18 at 14:39
answered Jan 7 '18 at 14:29
PantherPanther
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So, hassle-free is not an option, then? Maybe somebody will make Synaptic for Windows to work with WSL in the future....
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:09
1
Graphical programs on WSL does not mean you can use Steam on WSL. You would need Valve to create support for WSL.
– Rinzwind
Jan 7 '18 at 15:25
4
Keep in mind that you don't have to use SSH at all. Just setDISPLAY
and you're good to go (for xming and VcXsrv anyways).
– dma1324
Apr 18 '18 at 22:36
1
I would downvote this answer as it is 1: not fully accurate, and 2: not in the spirit of the question - yes, you can run gui apps in wsl with an xserver. The op didn't ask about supported apps. (install vcxserve or something similar, sudo apt-get install synaptic after setting DISPLAY, no need for ssh)...
– decuser
Nov 13 '18 at 17:42
1
@decuser Upvote better answers instead: If there isn't one, write one.
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
Feb 4 at 9:43
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So, hassle-free is not an option, then? Maybe somebody will make Synaptic for Windows to work with WSL in the future....
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:09
1
Graphical programs on WSL does not mean you can use Steam on WSL. You would need Valve to create support for WSL.
– Rinzwind
Jan 7 '18 at 15:25
4
Keep in mind that you don't have to use SSH at all. Just setDISPLAY
and you're good to go (for xming and VcXsrv anyways).
– dma1324
Apr 18 '18 at 22:36
1
I would downvote this answer as it is 1: not fully accurate, and 2: not in the spirit of the question - yes, you can run gui apps in wsl with an xserver. The op didn't ask about supported apps. (install vcxserve or something similar, sudo apt-get install synaptic after setting DISPLAY, no need for ssh)...
– decuser
Nov 13 '18 at 17:42
1
@decuser Upvote better answers instead: If there isn't one, write one.
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
Feb 4 at 9:43
So, hassle-free is not an option, then? Maybe somebody will make Synaptic for Windows to work with WSL in the future....
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:09
So, hassle-free is not an option, then? Maybe somebody will make Synaptic for Windows to work with WSL in the future....
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:09
1
1
Graphical programs on WSL does not mean you can use Steam on WSL. You would need Valve to create support for WSL.
– Rinzwind
Jan 7 '18 at 15:25
Graphical programs on WSL does not mean you can use Steam on WSL. You would need Valve to create support for WSL.
– Rinzwind
Jan 7 '18 at 15:25
4
4
Keep in mind that you don't have to use SSH at all. Just set
DISPLAY
and you're good to go (for xming and VcXsrv anyways).– dma1324
Apr 18 '18 at 22:36
Keep in mind that you don't have to use SSH at all. Just set
DISPLAY
and you're good to go (for xming and VcXsrv anyways).– dma1324
Apr 18 '18 at 22:36
1
1
I would downvote this answer as it is 1: not fully accurate, and 2: not in the spirit of the question - yes, you can run gui apps in wsl with an xserver. The op didn't ask about supported apps. (install vcxserve or something similar, sudo apt-get install synaptic after setting DISPLAY, no need for ssh)...
– decuser
Nov 13 '18 at 17:42
I would downvote this answer as it is 1: not fully accurate, and 2: not in the spirit of the question - yes, you can run gui apps in wsl with an xserver. The op didn't ask about supported apps. (install vcxserve or something similar, sudo apt-get install synaptic after setting DISPLAY, no need for ssh)...
– decuser
Nov 13 '18 at 17:42
1
1
@decuser Upvote better answers instead: If there isn't one, write one.
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
Feb 4 at 9:43
@decuser Upvote better answers instead: If there isn't one, write one.
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
Feb 4 at 9:43
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VcXsrv
I chose to use VcXsrv
in WSL (Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux). I recommend everyone do their research between xming
(the accepted answer) and VcXsrv before selecting one or the other for Graphical User Interface (GUI) support in Windows 10 Ubuntu 16.04.
What can you do after VcXsrv is installed?
I was able to run:
sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt install xubuntu-desktop
... to install GUI desktop software. This then allowed me to run gedit
and nautilus
. Also I was then able to install specific GUI applications through the CLI (Command Line Interface) using apt
or apt-get
commands.
When I want to try many of my Ubuntu bash scripts within WSL VcXsrv must be installed so zenity
and yad
x-windows dialog boxes are displayed for user input.
As others have noted GUI within WSL is not perfect and you can expect to spend time problem-solving some issues. Also some GUI software simply won't work in WSL.
Can you, please, tell me about the advantages of running a DE in WSL?
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 20:46
@GeorgeHovhannisian The advantage for me is I can usegedit
which I'm familiar with from Ubuntu Desktop experience. Also many of my bash scripts usezenity
oryad
for x-windows dialog boxes. These bash scripts won't run unlessVcXsrv
is installed.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 11 '18 at 16:18
4
+1 just hilarious: How can I secretly convert my Windows system to Ubuntu from the inside?
– dessert
Feb 17 '18 at 12:55
6
This was painless: On Windows, downloaded VcXsrv using the link provided. Installed and launched it. Then I opened an Ubuntu shell and enteredexport DISPLAY=:0
. Now I could runxhost
,xeyes
andgnuplot
in Ubuntu (provided these programs are already installed in the Ubuntu WSL).
– Daniel K.
Mar 20 '18 at 8:00
1
@dessert +1 to your comment. It's double hilarious considering my user name means "Limited by Windows User switched over to Unix". Thanks to WSL I use Windows 10 occasionally now because I can run Ubuntu inside it. Call me WinEunuuchs2Unix2WinSub4Linux? :p
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 20 at 23:45
|
show 1 more comment
VcXsrv
I chose to use VcXsrv
in WSL (Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux). I recommend everyone do their research between xming
(the accepted answer) and VcXsrv before selecting one or the other for Graphical User Interface (GUI) support in Windows 10 Ubuntu 16.04.
What can you do after VcXsrv is installed?
I was able to run:
sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt install xubuntu-desktop
... to install GUI desktop software. This then allowed me to run gedit
and nautilus
. Also I was then able to install specific GUI applications through the CLI (Command Line Interface) using apt
or apt-get
commands.
When I want to try many of my Ubuntu bash scripts within WSL VcXsrv must be installed so zenity
and yad
x-windows dialog boxes are displayed for user input.
As others have noted GUI within WSL is not perfect and you can expect to spend time problem-solving some issues. Also some GUI software simply won't work in WSL.
Can you, please, tell me about the advantages of running a DE in WSL?
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 20:46
@GeorgeHovhannisian The advantage for me is I can usegedit
which I'm familiar with from Ubuntu Desktop experience. Also many of my bash scripts usezenity
oryad
for x-windows dialog boxes. These bash scripts won't run unlessVcXsrv
is installed.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 11 '18 at 16:18
4
+1 just hilarious: How can I secretly convert my Windows system to Ubuntu from the inside?
– dessert
Feb 17 '18 at 12:55
6
This was painless: On Windows, downloaded VcXsrv using the link provided. Installed and launched it. Then I opened an Ubuntu shell and enteredexport DISPLAY=:0
. Now I could runxhost
,xeyes
andgnuplot
in Ubuntu (provided these programs are already installed in the Ubuntu WSL).
– Daniel K.
Mar 20 '18 at 8:00
1
@dessert +1 to your comment. It's double hilarious considering my user name means "Limited by Windows User switched over to Unix". Thanks to WSL I use Windows 10 occasionally now because I can run Ubuntu inside it. Call me WinEunuuchs2Unix2WinSub4Linux? :p
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 20 at 23:45
|
show 1 more comment
VcXsrv
I chose to use VcXsrv
in WSL (Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux). I recommend everyone do their research between xming
(the accepted answer) and VcXsrv before selecting one or the other for Graphical User Interface (GUI) support in Windows 10 Ubuntu 16.04.
What can you do after VcXsrv is installed?
I was able to run:
sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt install xubuntu-desktop
... to install GUI desktop software. This then allowed me to run gedit
and nautilus
. Also I was then able to install specific GUI applications through the CLI (Command Line Interface) using apt
or apt-get
commands.
When I want to try many of my Ubuntu bash scripts within WSL VcXsrv must be installed so zenity
and yad
x-windows dialog boxes are displayed for user input.
As others have noted GUI within WSL is not perfect and you can expect to spend time problem-solving some issues. Also some GUI software simply won't work in WSL.
VcXsrv
I chose to use VcXsrv
in WSL (Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux). I recommend everyone do their research between xming
(the accepted answer) and VcXsrv before selecting one or the other for Graphical User Interface (GUI) support in Windows 10 Ubuntu 16.04.
What can you do after VcXsrv is installed?
I was able to run:
sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt install xubuntu-desktop
... to install GUI desktop software. This then allowed me to run gedit
and nautilus
. Also I was then able to install specific GUI applications through the CLI (Command Line Interface) using apt
or apt-get
commands.
When I want to try many of my Ubuntu bash scripts within WSL VcXsrv must be installed so zenity
and yad
x-windows dialog boxes are displayed for user input.
As others have noted GUI within WSL is not perfect and you can expect to spend time problem-solving some issues. Also some GUI software simply won't work in WSL.
edited Feb 11 '18 at 16:21
answered Jan 7 '18 at 19:59
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Can you, please, tell me about the advantages of running a DE in WSL?
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 20:46
@GeorgeHovhannisian The advantage for me is I can usegedit
which I'm familiar with from Ubuntu Desktop experience. Also many of my bash scripts usezenity
oryad
for x-windows dialog boxes. These bash scripts won't run unlessVcXsrv
is installed.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 11 '18 at 16:18
4
+1 just hilarious: How can I secretly convert my Windows system to Ubuntu from the inside?
– dessert
Feb 17 '18 at 12:55
6
This was painless: On Windows, downloaded VcXsrv using the link provided. Installed and launched it. Then I opened an Ubuntu shell and enteredexport DISPLAY=:0
. Now I could runxhost
,xeyes
andgnuplot
in Ubuntu (provided these programs are already installed in the Ubuntu WSL).
– Daniel K.
Mar 20 '18 at 8:00
1
@dessert +1 to your comment. It's double hilarious considering my user name means "Limited by Windows User switched over to Unix". Thanks to WSL I use Windows 10 occasionally now because I can run Ubuntu inside it. Call me WinEunuuchs2Unix2WinSub4Linux? :p
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 20 at 23:45
|
show 1 more comment
Can you, please, tell me about the advantages of running a DE in WSL?
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 20:46
@GeorgeHovhannisian The advantage for me is I can usegedit
which I'm familiar with from Ubuntu Desktop experience. Also many of my bash scripts usezenity
oryad
for x-windows dialog boxes. These bash scripts won't run unlessVcXsrv
is installed.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 11 '18 at 16:18
4
+1 just hilarious: How can I secretly convert my Windows system to Ubuntu from the inside?
– dessert
Feb 17 '18 at 12:55
6
This was painless: On Windows, downloaded VcXsrv using the link provided. Installed and launched it. Then I opened an Ubuntu shell and enteredexport DISPLAY=:0
. Now I could runxhost
,xeyes
andgnuplot
in Ubuntu (provided these programs are already installed in the Ubuntu WSL).
– Daniel K.
Mar 20 '18 at 8:00
1
@dessert +1 to your comment. It's double hilarious considering my user name means "Limited by Windows User switched over to Unix". Thanks to WSL I use Windows 10 occasionally now because I can run Ubuntu inside it. Call me WinEunuuchs2Unix2WinSub4Linux? :p
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 20 at 23:45
Can you, please, tell me about the advantages of running a DE in WSL?
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 20:46
Can you, please, tell me about the advantages of running a DE in WSL?
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 20:46
@GeorgeHovhannisian The advantage for me is I can use
gedit
which I'm familiar with from Ubuntu Desktop experience. Also many of my bash scripts use zenity
or yad
for x-windows dialog boxes. These bash scripts won't run unless VcXsrv
is installed.– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 11 '18 at 16:18
@GeorgeHovhannisian The advantage for me is I can use
gedit
which I'm familiar with from Ubuntu Desktop experience. Also many of my bash scripts use zenity
or yad
for x-windows dialog boxes. These bash scripts won't run unless VcXsrv
is installed.– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 11 '18 at 16:18
4
4
+1 just hilarious: How can I secretly convert my Windows system to Ubuntu from the inside?
– dessert
Feb 17 '18 at 12:55
+1 just hilarious: How can I secretly convert my Windows system to Ubuntu from the inside?
– dessert
Feb 17 '18 at 12:55
6
6
This was painless: On Windows, downloaded VcXsrv using the link provided. Installed and launched it. Then I opened an Ubuntu shell and entered
export DISPLAY=:0
. Now I could run xhost
, xeyes
and gnuplot
in Ubuntu (provided these programs are already installed in the Ubuntu WSL).– Daniel K.
Mar 20 '18 at 8:00
This was painless: On Windows, downloaded VcXsrv using the link provided. Installed and launched it. Then I opened an Ubuntu shell and entered
export DISPLAY=:0
. Now I could run xhost
, xeyes
and gnuplot
in Ubuntu (provided these programs are already installed in the Ubuntu WSL).– Daniel K.
Mar 20 '18 at 8:00
1
1
@dessert +1 to your comment. It's double hilarious considering my user name means "Limited by Windows User switched over to Unix". Thanks to WSL I use Windows 10 occasionally now because I can run Ubuntu inside it. Call me WinEunuuchs2Unix2WinSub4Linux? :p
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 20 at 23:45
@dessert +1 to your comment. It's double hilarious considering my user name means "Limited by Windows User switched over to Unix". Thanks to WSL I use Windows 10 occasionally now because I can run Ubuntu inside it. Call me WinEunuuchs2Unix2WinSub4Linux? :p
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 20 at 23:45
|
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I've had a very positive experience with VcXsrv on Win 10 Bash on Ubuntu on Windows (Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial x86_64 Linux 4.4.0-17074-Microsoft). I did not focus on running Unity desktop as it is useless and resource consuming. I just simply ran apps from bash in GUI mode from Windows10 desktop using XServer.
Install VcXsrv from here on Sourceforge
Run the VcXsrv app directly, do not launch XLaunch. You should see
localhost:0.0 - 0 clients
when you hover over the icon on Win10 Taskbar
Open Ubuntu Bash:
cd /mnt
(results in localhost@localhost:/mnt$)
cd ..
(localhost@localhost:/$ meaning this commands brings you to the beginning of the hard-drive as far as WSL can see...)
sudo apt-get install dbus synaptic nautilus --install-suggests --show-progress
(this will install "dbus" to create virtual connector for GUI, "Synaptic Package Manager" and "Nautilus" file explorer for unity-desktop
cd /usr/share/dbus-1 && sudo vi session.conf
(When
session.conf
opens in vi editor)
Press i to enter insert mode and add
<!-- <listen>unix:tmpdir=/tmp</listen> || Original Command --> to preserve original rules
than add:
<listen>tcp:host=localhost,bind=0.0.0.0,port=0</listen>
<auth>EXTERNAL</auth>
<auth>DBUS_COOKIE_SHA1</auth>
<auth>allow_anonymous</auth>
Press ESC when you are done editing file and
:wq
to save the file.
Run these commands and check their output:
$ export DISPLAY=localhost:0
$ sudo service dbus start
* Starting system message bus dbus [OK]
$ echo $DISPLAY
localhost:0
You are done! Now just run synaptic, nautilus or firefox from Bash and they should load on Win10 desktop. GUI options like this are buggy but operational. You can install
ubuntu-desktop
,unity
,ccsm
,compiz
and try to run Unity Desktop for Ubuntu. I did not try to set the "Steam" because I am still suffering rrying to run "Unreal", Good luck :)
If someone knows how to run gnome-terminal
on XServer instead of XTerm please share...
P.S
You can add VcXsrv as a Win10 bootable
To max your sources with "Steam" as specified in original post, tune your Windows a little for network package management (to lower latency) and CPU/GPU prioritization to make a Win10XBox… :)
Although you will run "Steam" under "Unix" the shell is still "Windows" which allows you to launch "Steam" on "Unix" …
Tcp Prep:;
In regedit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesTcpipParametersInterfaces
Here you need to go through the list of sub-keys to locate the network adapter entry that is used to connect to the Internet. If you are using DHCP, you need to look for DhcpIPAdddress
entry (with system data values NOT :0.0.0.0
) to find the correct adapter.
Once you have located the correct key right-click it and select New > Dword (32-bit) Value.
Name it TcpFrequency and click ok.
Double-click the value afterwards and set its Decimal value to 1. (To restore the default setting, change the value to 2 or delete the key)
Now navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftMSMQ
Right-click on the key again and select New > Dword (32-bit) Value.
Name the new parameter TcpDelay
Double-click it afterwards and change its Decimal value to 1. (To restore the key at a later point in time change it to 0 or delete the key)
Nagle’s Algorithm
Nagle’s algorithm combines several small packets into a single, larger packet for more efficient transmissions. This is designed to improve throughput efficiency of data transmission. Disabling “nagling” can help reduce latency/ping in some games. Nagle’s algorithm is enabled in Windows by default.
To implement this tweak, modify the following registry keys.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesTcpipParametersInterfaces{NIC-id}
For the {NIC-id}
, look for the one with your IP address listed; under this {NIC-id}
key create following DWORD value:
- TcpFrequency and set it to 1 to disable “nagling” for gaming.
- TCPDelay and set it also to 1 to disable “nagling”
- TcpTicks and set it to 0
Note:
Some reports say that the tweaks did reduce latency when playing Dota 2 and League of Legends but it doesn’t work for some. I have tried it and my latency improved from 110 to 90ms (SEA Server) when playing Dota 2.
Network Throttling Index
Windows implements a network throttling mechanism, the idea behind such throttling is that processing of network packets can be a resource-intensive task. It is beneficial to turn off such throttling for achieving maximum throughput.
To implement this tweak, run regedit and modify the registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionMultimediaSystemProfile.
Under SystemProfile, create a DWORD value and name it to NetworkThrottlingIndex then set its Hexadecimal value to ffffffff for gaming and max throughput: ffffffff completely disables throttling.
System Gaming Responsiveness (Not so sure about this one :)
Multimedia streaming and some games that uses “Multimedia Class Scheduler” service (MMCSS) can only utilize up to 80% of the CPU. The “Multimedia Class Scheduler” service (MMCSS) ensures prioritized access to CPU resources, without denying CPU resources to lower-priority background applications.
To implement this tweak, run regedit and modify the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionMultimediaSystemProfile.
From there, create a new DWORD and name it to SystemResponsiveness set its decimal value to 00000000 for pure gaming/streaming.
In the same Registry hive as the above tweak, you can also change the priority of Games. To implement this tweak, go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionMultimediaSystemProfileTasksGames
and change the following registry values:
- “GPU Priority” change its values to 8 for gaming.
- “Priority” set to 1 for gaming.
All cheers for "unknown" (pardon me was a while since I copied your directions) author of this Windows=Xbox tweak...
PPS: If XServer fails on what you would like to do try to find the workaround with Docker.
- WSL_Apache_Roolez
- Throttling_a_'mm'_:0
- You've Got Mail!!!
6-5-7; :5-6-7...
– tenedas
Feb 27 '18 at 1:05
Thanks for a very detailed answer. Otherwise, thanks to whoever suggested the edit, I can't believe, people are actually suggesting solutions for running Steam. On the other hand, people still keep suggesting desktops, which I still have no idea what would be the use of that, I personally don't even need a file manager, let alone a full flex desktop.
– George Hovhannisian
Jun 6 '18 at 19:26
I installed Xming on Windows, then used all the steps from section 3. here (above) - install dbus (no actual need for synaptic or nautilus, but nautilus is a good check), make the session.conf edit, and start the dbus service. Nautilus then starts successfully with a few error messages.
– MikeW
Dec 14 '18 at 10:07
add a comment |
I've had a very positive experience with VcXsrv on Win 10 Bash on Ubuntu on Windows (Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial x86_64 Linux 4.4.0-17074-Microsoft). I did not focus on running Unity desktop as it is useless and resource consuming. I just simply ran apps from bash in GUI mode from Windows10 desktop using XServer.
Install VcXsrv from here on Sourceforge
Run the VcXsrv app directly, do not launch XLaunch. You should see
localhost:0.0 - 0 clients
when you hover over the icon on Win10 Taskbar
Open Ubuntu Bash:
cd /mnt
(results in localhost@localhost:/mnt$)
cd ..
(localhost@localhost:/$ meaning this commands brings you to the beginning of the hard-drive as far as WSL can see...)
sudo apt-get install dbus synaptic nautilus --install-suggests --show-progress
(this will install "dbus" to create virtual connector for GUI, "Synaptic Package Manager" and "Nautilus" file explorer for unity-desktop
cd /usr/share/dbus-1 && sudo vi session.conf
(When
session.conf
opens in vi editor)
Press i to enter insert mode and add
<!-- <listen>unix:tmpdir=/tmp</listen> || Original Command --> to preserve original rules
than add:
<listen>tcp:host=localhost,bind=0.0.0.0,port=0</listen>
<auth>EXTERNAL</auth>
<auth>DBUS_COOKIE_SHA1</auth>
<auth>allow_anonymous</auth>
Press ESC when you are done editing file and
:wq
to save the file.
Run these commands and check their output:
$ export DISPLAY=localhost:0
$ sudo service dbus start
* Starting system message bus dbus [OK]
$ echo $DISPLAY
localhost:0
You are done! Now just run synaptic, nautilus or firefox from Bash and they should load on Win10 desktop. GUI options like this are buggy but operational. You can install
ubuntu-desktop
,unity
,ccsm
,compiz
and try to run Unity Desktop for Ubuntu. I did not try to set the "Steam" because I am still suffering rrying to run "Unreal", Good luck :)
If someone knows how to run gnome-terminal
on XServer instead of XTerm please share...
P.S
You can add VcXsrv as a Win10 bootable
To max your sources with "Steam" as specified in original post, tune your Windows a little for network package management (to lower latency) and CPU/GPU prioritization to make a Win10XBox… :)
Although you will run "Steam" under "Unix" the shell is still "Windows" which allows you to launch "Steam" on "Unix" …
Tcp Prep:;
In regedit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesTcpipParametersInterfaces
Here you need to go through the list of sub-keys to locate the network adapter entry that is used to connect to the Internet. If you are using DHCP, you need to look for DhcpIPAdddress
entry (with system data values NOT :0.0.0.0
) to find the correct adapter.
Once you have located the correct key right-click it and select New > Dword (32-bit) Value.
Name it TcpFrequency and click ok.
Double-click the value afterwards and set its Decimal value to 1. (To restore the default setting, change the value to 2 or delete the key)
Now navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftMSMQ
Right-click on the key again and select New > Dword (32-bit) Value.
Name the new parameter TcpDelay
Double-click it afterwards and change its Decimal value to 1. (To restore the key at a later point in time change it to 0 or delete the key)
Nagle’s Algorithm
Nagle’s algorithm combines several small packets into a single, larger packet for more efficient transmissions. This is designed to improve throughput efficiency of data transmission. Disabling “nagling” can help reduce latency/ping in some games. Nagle’s algorithm is enabled in Windows by default.
To implement this tweak, modify the following registry keys.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesTcpipParametersInterfaces{NIC-id}
For the {NIC-id}
, look for the one with your IP address listed; under this {NIC-id}
key create following DWORD value:
- TcpFrequency and set it to 1 to disable “nagling” for gaming.
- TCPDelay and set it also to 1 to disable “nagling”
- TcpTicks and set it to 0
Note:
Some reports say that the tweaks did reduce latency when playing Dota 2 and League of Legends but it doesn’t work for some. I have tried it and my latency improved from 110 to 90ms (SEA Server) when playing Dota 2.
Network Throttling Index
Windows implements a network throttling mechanism, the idea behind such throttling is that processing of network packets can be a resource-intensive task. It is beneficial to turn off such throttling for achieving maximum throughput.
To implement this tweak, run regedit and modify the registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionMultimediaSystemProfile.
Under SystemProfile, create a DWORD value and name it to NetworkThrottlingIndex then set its Hexadecimal value to ffffffff for gaming and max throughput: ffffffff completely disables throttling.
System Gaming Responsiveness (Not so sure about this one :)
Multimedia streaming and some games that uses “Multimedia Class Scheduler” service (MMCSS) can only utilize up to 80% of the CPU. The “Multimedia Class Scheduler” service (MMCSS) ensures prioritized access to CPU resources, without denying CPU resources to lower-priority background applications.
To implement this tweak, run regedit and modify the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionMultimediaSystemProfile.
From there, create a new DWORD and name it to SystemResponsiveness set its decimal value to 00000000 for pure gaming/streaming.
In the same Registry hive as the above tweak, you can also change the priority of Games. To implement this tweak, go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionMultimediaSystemProfileTasksGames
and change the following registry values:
- “GPU Priority” change its values to 8 for gaming.
- “Priority” set to 1 for gaming.
All cheers for "unknown" (pardon me was a while since I copied your directions) author of this Windows=Xbox tweak...
PPS: If XServer fails on what you would like to do try to find the workaround with Docker.
- WSL_Apache_Roolez
- Throttling_a_'mm'_:0
- You've Got Mail!!!
6-5-7; :5-6-7...
– tenedas
Feb 27 '18 at 1:05
Thanks for a very detailed answer. Otherwise, thanks to whoever suggested the edit, I can't believe, people are actually suggesting solutions for running Steam. On the other hand, people still keep suggesting desktops, which I still have no idea what would be the use of that, I personally don't even need a file manager, let alone a full flex desktop.
– George Hovhannisian
Jun 6 '18 at 19:26
I installed Xming on Windows, then used all the steps from section 3. here (above) - install dbus (no actual need for synaptic or nautilus, but nautilus is a good check), make the session.conf edit, and start the dbus service. Nautilus then starts successfully with a few error messages.
– MikeW
Dec 14 '18 at 10:07
add a comment |
I've had a very positive experience with VcXsrv on Win 10 Bash on Ubuntu on Windows (Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial x86_64 Linux 4.4.0-17074-Microsoft). I did not focus on running Unity desktop as it is useless and resource consuming. I just simply ran apps from bash in GUI mode from Windows10 desktop using XServer.
Install VcXsrv from here on Sourceforge
Run the VcXsrv app directly, do not launch XLaunch. You should see
localhost:0.0 - 0 clients
when you hover over the icon on Win10 Taskbar
Open Ubuntu Bash:
cd /mnt
(results in localhost@localhost:/mnt$)
cd ..
(localhost@localhost:/$ meaning this commands brings you to the beginning of the hard-drive as far as WSL can see...)
sudo apt-get install dbus synaptic nautilus --install-suggests --show-progress
(this will install "dbus" to create virtual connector for GUI, "Synaptic Package Manager" and "Nautilus" file explorer for unity-desktop
cd /usr/share/dbus-1 && sudo vi session.conf
(When
session.conf
opens in vi editor)
Press i to enter insert mode and add
<!-- <listen>unix:tmpdir=/tmp</listen> || Original Command --> to preserve original rules
than add:
<listen>tcp:host=localhost,bind=0.0.0.0,port=0</listen>
<auth>EXTERNAL</auth>
<auth>DBUS_COOKIE_SHA1</auth>
<auth>allow_anonymous</auth>
Press ESC when you are done editing file and
:wq
to save the file.
Run these commands and check their output:
$ export DISPLAY=localhost:0
$ sudo service dbus start
* Starting system message bus dbus [OK]
$ echo $DISPLAY
localhost:0
You are done! Now just run synaptic, nautilus or firefox from Bash and they should load on Win10 desktop. GUI options like this are buggy but operational. You can install
ubuntu-desktop
,unity
,ccsm
,compiz
and try to run Unity Desktop for Ubuntu. I did not try to set the "Steam" because I am still suffering rrying to run "Unreal", Good luck :)
If someone knows how to run gnome-terminal
on XServer instead of XTerm please share...
P.S
You can add VcXsrv as a Win10 bootable
To max your sources with "Steam" as specified in original post, tune your Windows a little for network package management (to lower latency) and CPU/GPU prioritization to make a Win10XBox… :)
Although you will run "Steam" under "Unix" the shell is still "Windows" which allows you to launch "Steam" on "Unix" …
Tcp Prep:;
In regedit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesTcpipParametersInterfaces
Here you need to go through the list of sub-keys to locate the network adapter entry that is used to connect to the Internet. If you are using DHCP, you need to look for DhcpIPAdddress
entry (with system data values NOT :0.0.0.0
) to find the correct adapter.
Once you have located the correct key right-click it and select New > Dword (32-bit) Value.
Name it TcpFrequency and click ok.
Double-click the value afterwards and set its Decimal value to 1. (To restore the default setting, change the value to 2 or delete the key)
Now navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftMSMQ
Right-click on the key again and select New > Dword (32-bit) Value.
Name the new parameter TcpDelay
Double-click it afterwards and change its Decimal value to 1. (To restore the key at a later point in time change it to 0 or delete the key)
Nagle’s Algorithm
Nagle’s algorithm combines several small packets into a single, larger packet for more efficient transmissions. This is designed to improve throughput efficiency of data transmission. Disabling “nagling” can help reduce latency/ping in some games. Nagle’s algorithm is enabled in Windows by default.
To implement this tweak, modify the following registry keys.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesTcpipParametersInterfaces{NIC-id}
For the {NIC-id}
, look for the one with your IP address listed; under this {NIC-id}
key create following DWORD value:
- TcpFrequency and set it to 1 to disable “nagling” for gaming.
- TCPDelay and set it also to 1 to disable “nagling”
- TcpTicks and set it to 0
Note:
Some reports say that the tweaks did reduce latency when playing Dota 2 and League of Legends but it doesn’t work for some. I have tried it and my latency improved from 110 to 90ms (SEA Server) when playing Dota 2.
Network Throttling Index
Windows implements a network throttling mechanism, the idea behind such throttling is that processing of network packets can be a resource-intensive task. It is beneficial to turn off such throttling for achieving maximum throughput.
To implement this tweak, run regedit and modify the registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionMultimediaSystemProfile.
Under SystemProfile, create a DWORD value and name it to NetworkThrottlingIndex then set its Hexadecimal value to ffffffff for gaming and max throughput: ffffffff completely disables throttling.
System Gaming Responsiveness (Not so sure about this one :)
Multimedia streaming and some games that uses “Multimedia Class Scheduler” service (MMCSS) can only utilize up to 80% of the CPU. The “Multimedia Class Scheduler” service (MMCSS) ensures prioritized access to CPU resources, without denying CPU resources to lower-priority background applications.
To implement this tweak, run regedit and modify the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionMultimediaSystemProfile.
From there, create a new DWORD and name it to SystemResponsiveness set its decimal value to 00000000 for pure gaming/streaming.
In the same Registry hive as the above tweak, you can also change the priority of Games. To implement this tweak, go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionMultimediaSystemProfileTasksGames
and change the following registry values:
- “GPU Priority” change its values to 8 for gaming.
- “Priority” set to 1 for gaming.
All cheers for "unknown" (pardon me was a while since I copied your directions) author of this Windows=Xbox tweak...
PPS: If XServer fails on what you would like to do try to find the workaround with Docker.
- WSL_Apache_Roolez
- Throttling_a_'mm'_:0
- You've Got Mail!!!
I've had a very positive experience with VcXsrv on Win 10 Bash on Ubuntu on Windows (Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial x86_64 Linux 4.4.0-17074-Microsoft). I did not focus on running Unity desktop as it is useless and resource consuming. I just simply ran apps from bash in GUI mode from Windows10 desktop using XServer.
Install VcXsrv from here on Sourceforge
Run the VcXsrv app directly, do not launch XLaunch. You should see
localhost:0.0 - 0 clients
when you hover over the icon on Win10 Taskbar
Open Ubuntu Bash:
cd /mnt
(results in localhost@localhost:/mnt$)
cd ..
(localhost@localhost:/$ meaning this commands brings you to the beginning of the hard-drive as far as WSL can see...)
sudo apt-get install dbus synaptic nautilus --install-suggests --show-progress
(this will install "dbus" to create virtual connector for GUI, "Synaptic Package Manager" and "Nautilus" file explorer for unity-desktop
cd /usr/share/dbus-1 && sudo vi session.conf
(When
session.conf
opens in vi editor)
Press i to enter insert mode and add
<!-- <listen>unix:tmpdir=/tmp</listen> || Original Command --> to preserve original rules
than add:
<listen>tcp:host=localhost,bind=0.0.0.0,port=0</listen>
<auth>EXTERNAL</auth>
<auth>DBUS_COOKIE_SHA1</auth>
<auth>allow_anonymous</auth>
Press ESC when you are done editing file and
:wq
to save the file.
Run these commands and check their output:
$ export DISPLAY=localhost:0
$ sudo service dbus start
* Starting system message bus dbus [OK]
$ echo $DISPLAY
localhost:0
You are done! Now just run synaptic, nautilus or firefox from Bash and they should load on Win10 desktop. GUI options like this are buggy but operational. You can install
ubuntu-desktop
,unity
,ccsm
,compiz
and try to run Unity Desktop for Ubuntu. I did not try to set the "Steam" because I am still suffering rrying to run "Unreal", Good luck :)
If someone knows how to run gnome-terminal
on XServer instead of XTerm please share...
P.S
You can add VcXsrv as a Win10 bootable
To max your sources with "Steam" as specified in original post, tune your Windows a little for network package management (to lower latency) and CPU/GPU prioritization to make a Win10XBox… :)
Although you will run "Steam" under "Unix" the shell is still "Windows" which allows you to launch "Steam" on "Unix" …
Tcp Prep:;
In regedit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesTcpipParametersInterfaces
Here you need to go through the list of sub-keys to locate the network adapter entry that is used to connect to the Internet. If you are using DHCP, you need to look for DhcpIPAdddress
entry (with system data values NOT :0.0.0.0
) to find the correct adapter.
Once you have located the correct key right-click it and select New > Dword (32-bit) Value.
Name it TcpFrequency and click ok.
Double-click the value afterwards and set its Decimal value to 1. (To restore the default setting, change the value to 2 or delete the key)
Now navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftMSMQ
Right-click on the key again and select New > Dword (32-bit) Value.
Name the new parameter TcpDelay
Double-click it afterwards and change its Decimal value to 1. (To restore the key at a later point in time change it to 0 or delete the key)
Nagle’s Algorithm
Nagle’s algorithm combines several small packets into a single, larger packet for more efficient transmissions. This is designed to improve throughput efficiency of data transmission. Disabling “nagling” can help reduce latency/ping in some games. Nagle’s algorithm is enabled in Windows by default.
To implement this tweak, modify the following registry keys.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesTcpipParametersInterfaces{NIC-id}
For the {NIC-id}
, look for the one with your IP address listed; under this {NIC-id}
key create following DWORD value:
- TcpFrequency and set it to 1 to disable “nagling” for gaming.
- TCPDelay and set it also to 1 to disable “nagling”
- TcpTicks and set it to 0
Note:
Some reports say that the tweaks did reduce latency when playing Dota 2 and League of Legends but it doesn’t work for some. I have tried it and my latency improved from 110 to 90ms (SEA Server) when playing Dota 2.
Network Throttling Index
Windows implements a network throttling mechanism, the idea behind such throttling is that processing of network packets can be a resource-intensive task. It is beneficial to turn off such throttling for achieving maximum throughput.
To implement this tweak, run regedit and modify the registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionMultimediaSystemProfile.
Under SystemProfile, create a DWORD value and name it to NetworkThrottlingIndex then set its Hexadecimal value to ffffffff for gaming and max throughput: ffffffff completely disables throttling.
System Gaming Responsiveness (Not so sure about this one :)
Multimedia streaming and some games that uses “Multimedia Class Scheduler” service (MMCSS) can only utilize up to 80% of the CPU. The “Multimedia Class Scheduler” service (MMCSS) ensures prioritized access to CPU resources, without denying CPU resources to lower-priority background applications.
To implement this tweak, run regedit and modify the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionMultimediaSystemProfile.
From there, create a new DWORD and name it to SystemResponsiveness set its decimal value to 00000000 for pure gaming/streaming.
In the same Registry hive as the above tweak, you can also change the priority of Games. To implement this tweak, go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionMultimediaSystemProfileTasksGames
and change the following registry values:
- “GPU Priority” change its values to 8 for gaming.
- “Priority” set to 1 for gaming.
All cheers for "unknown" (pardon me was a while since I copied your directions) author of this Windows=Xbox tweak...
PPS: If XServer fails on what you would like to do try to find the workaround with Docker.
- WSL_Apache_Roolez
- Throttling_a_'mm'_:0
- You've Got Mail!!!
edited Apr 12 '18 at 13:40
Zanna
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answered Feb 11 '18 at 5:18
tenedastenedas
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6-5-7; :5-6-7...
– tenedas
Feb 27 '18 at 1:05
Thanks for a very detailed answer. Otherwise, thanks to whoever suggested the edit, I can't believe, people are actually suggesting solutions for running Steam. On the other hand, people still keep suggesting desktops, which I still have no idea what would be the use of that, I personally don't even need a file manager, let alone a full flex desktop.
– George Hovhannisian
Jun 6 '18 at 19:26
I installed Xming on Windows, then used all the steps from section 3. here (above) - install dbus (no actual need for synaptic or nautilus, but nautilus is a good check), make the session.conf edit, and start the dbus service. Nautilus then starts successfully with a few error messages.
– MikeW
Dec 14 '18 at 10:07
add a comment |
6-5-7; :5-6-7...
– tenedas
Feb 27 '18 at 1:05
Thanks for a very detailed answer. Otherwise, thanks to whoever suggested the edit, I can't believe, people are actually suggesting solutions for running Steam. On the other hand, people still keep suggesting desktops, which I still have no idea what would be the use of that, I personally don't even need a file manager, let alone a full flex desktop.
– George Hovhannisian
Jun 6 '18 at 19:26
I installed Xming on Windows, then used all the steps from section 3. here (above) - install dbus (no actual need for synaptic or nautilus, but nautilus is a good check), make the session.conf edit, and start the dbus service. Nautilus then starts successfully with a few error messages.
– MikeW
Dec 14 '18 at 10:07
6-5-7; :5-6-7...
– tenedas
Feb 27 '18 at 1:05
6-5-7; :5-6-7...
– tenedas
Feb 27 '18 at 1:05
Thanks for a very detailed answer. Otherwise, thanks to whoever suggested the edit, I can't believe, people are actually suggesting solutions for running Steam. On the other hand, people still keep suggesting desktops, which I still have no idea what would be the use of that, I personally don't even need a file manager, let alone a full flex desktop.
– George Hovhannisian
Jun 6 '18 at 19:26
Thanks for a very detailed answer. Otherwise, thanks to whoever suggested the edit, I can't believe, people are actually suggesting solutions for running Steam. On the other hand, people still keep suggesting desktops, which I still have no idea what would be the use of that, I personally don't even need a file manager, let alone a full flex desktop.
– George Hovhannisian
Jun 6 '18 at 19:26
I installed Xming on Windows, then used all the steps from section 3. here (above) - install dbus (no actual need for synaptic or nautilus, but nautilus is a good check), make the session.conf edit, and start the dbus service. Nautilus then starts successfully with a few error messages.
– MikeW
Dec 14 '18 at 10:07
I installed Xming on Windows, then used all the steps from section 3. here (above) - install dbus (no actual need for synaptic or nautilus, but nautilus is a good check), make the session.conf edit, and start the dbus service. Nautilus then starts successfully with a few error messages.
– MikeW
Dec 14 '18 at 10:07
add a comment |
Even though a full GUI desktop environment is not ‘officially’ supported by Microsoft, it can work.
Turn Windows features on or off
Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux
Restart Computer
Launch Microsoft Store
Search for Ubuntu
Select Ubuntu 18.04 under Apps
Click Get
Launch Ubuntu and wait for install
Set username and password
Run the following Commands:
sudo apt-get update -y
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop -y
sudo apt-get install xfce4 xorg xrdp -y
sudo sed -i 's/port=3389/port=3390/g' /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini
Create and modify .xsession
cd /home/user/
sudo vim .xsession
Add text:
gnome-session --session=ubuntu-2d
Save and exit vi
sudo chmod 755 .xsession
sudo systemctl enable xrdp
You will need a second account on Ubuntu
sudo adduser remote
sudo usermod -aG sudo remote
Modify startwm.sh
cd /etc/xrdp
sudo chmod 777 startwm.sh
vim startwm.sh
Comment out the bottom two lines
#test -x /etc/X11/Xsession && exec /etc/X11/Xsession
#exec /bin/sh /etc/X11/Xsession
Add text:
startxfce4
Save and exit vi
exit
In Windows, restart Ubuntu and run:
sudo /etc/init.d/xrdp start
In Windows run mstsc.exe
Computer: 127.0.0.1:3390
Leave username blank
Connect
Session: Xorg
username: remote
password: password
Enjoy xfce!
When done, close the remote desktop connection
Return to the Ubuntu command line
sudo /etc/init.d/xrdp stop
exit
1
This is working. I used ubuntu 16. I didn't had ubuntu native GUI appearance. Xorg is not available in xrdp list
– TRiNE
Sep 16 '18 at 5:16
I keep getting the following error message - "login failed for display 0". Thoughts? Why will xrdp not allow me to login?
– J-Dizzle
Nov 23 '18 at 16:59
add a comment |
Even though a full GUI desktop environment is not ‘officially’ supported by Microsoft, it can work.
Turn Windows features on or off
Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux
Restart Computer
Launch Microsoft Store
Search for Ubuntu
Select Ubuntu 18.04 under Apps
Click Get
Launch Ubuntu and wait for install
Set username and password
Run the following Commands:
sudo apt-get update -y
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop -y
sudo apt-get install xfce4 xorg xrdp -y
sudo sed -i 's/port=3389/port=3390/g' /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini
Create and modify .xsession
cd /home/user/
sudo vim .xsession
Add text:
gnome-session --session=ubuntu-2d
Save and exit vi
sudo chmod 755 .xsession
sudo systemctl enable xrdp
You will need a second account on Ubuntu
sudo adduser remote
sudo usermod -aG sudo remote
Modify startwm.sh
cd /etc/xrdp
sudo chmod 777 startwm.sh
vim startwm.sh
Comment out the bottom two lines
#test -x /etc/X11/Xsession && exec /etc/X11/Xsession
#exec /bin/sh /etc/X11/Xsession
Add text:
startxfce4
Save and exit vi
exit
In Windows, restart Ubuntu and run:
sudo /etc/init.d/xrdp start
In Windows run mstsc.exe
Computer: 127.0.0.1:3390
Leave username blank
Connect
Session: Xorg
username: remote
password: password
Enjoy xfce!
When done, close the remote desktop connection
Return to the Ubuntu command line
sudo /etc/init.d/xrdp stop
exit
1
This is working. I used ubuntu 16. I didn't had ubuntu native GUI appearance. Xorg is not available in xrdp list
– TRiNE
Sep 16 '18 at 5:16
I keep getting the following error message - "login failed for display 0". Thoughts? Why will xrdp not allow me to login?
– J-Dizzle
Nov 23 '18 at 16:59
add a comment |
Even though a full GUI desktop environment is not ‘officially’ supported by Microsoft, it can work.
Turn Windows features on or off
Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux
Restart Computer
Launch Microsoft Store
Search for Ubuntu
Select Ubuntu 18.04 under Apps
Click Get
Launch Ubuntu and wait for install
Set username and password
Run the following Commands:
sudo apt-get update -y
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop -y
sudo apt-get install xfce4 xorg xrdp -y
sudo sed -i 's/port=3389/port=3390/g' /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini
Create and modify .xsession
cd /home/user/
sudo vim .xsession
Add text:
gnome-session --session=ubuntu-2d
Save and exit vi
sudo chmod 755 .xsession
sudo systemctl enable xrdp
You will need a second account on Ubuntu
sudo adduser remote
sudo usermod -aG sudo remote
Modify startwm.sh
cd /etc/xrdp
sudo chmod 777 startwm.sh
vim startwm.sh
Comment out the bottom two lines
#test -x /etc/X11/Xsession && exec /etc/X11/Xsession
#exec /bin/sh /etc/X11/Xsession
Add text:
startxfce4
Save and exit vi
exit
In Windows, restart Ubuntu and run:
sudo /etc/init.d/xrdp start
In Windows run mstsc.exe
Computer: 127.0.0.1:3390
Leave username blank
Connect
Session: Xorg
username: remote
password: password
Enjoy xfce!
When done, close the remote desktop connection
Return to the Ubuntu command line
sudo /etc/init.d/xrdp stop
exit
Even though a full GUI desktop environment is not ‘officially’ supported by Microsoft, it can work.
Turn Windows features on or off
Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux
Restart Computer
Launch Microsoft Store
Search for Ubuntu
Select Ubuntu 18.04 under Apps
Click Get
Launch Ubuntu and wait for install
Set username and password
Run the following Commands:
sudo apt-get update -y
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop -y
sudo apt-get install xfce4 xorg xrdp -y
sudo sed -i 's/port=3389/port=3390/g' /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini
Create and modify .xsession
cd /home/user/
sudo vim .xsession
Add text:
gnome-session --session=ubuntu-2d
Save and exit vi
sudo chmod 755 .xsession
sudo systemctl enable xrdp
You will need a second account on Ubuntu
sudo adduser remote
sudo usermod -aG sudo remote
Modify startwm.sh
cd /etc/xrdp
sudo chmod 777 startwm.sh
vim startwm.sh
Comment out the bottom two lines
#test -x /etc/X11/Xsession && exec /etc/X11/Xsession
#exec /bin/sh /etc/X11/Xsession
Add text:
startxfce4
Save and exit vi
exit
In Windows, restart Ubuntu and run:
sudo /etc/init.d/xrdp start
In Windows run mstsc.exe
Computer: 127.0.0.1:3390
Leave username blank
Connect
Session: Xorg
username: remote
password: password
Enjoy xfce!
When done, close the remote desktop connection
Return to the Ubuntu command line
sudo /etc/init.d/xrdp stop
exit
edited Jul 20 '18 at 19:52
answered Jul 20 '18 at 19:41
GuestGuest
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6112
1
This is working. I used ubuntu 16. I didn't had ubuntu native GUI appearance. Xorg is not available in xrdp list
– TRiNE
Sep 16 '18 at 5:16
I keep getting the following error message - "login failed for display 0". Thoughts? Why will xrdp not allow me to login?
– J-Dizzle
Nov 23 '18 at 16:59
add a comment |
1
This is working. I used ubuntu 16. I didn't had ubuntu native GUI appearance. Xorg is not available in xrdp list
– TRiNE
Sep 16 '18 at 5:16
I keep getting the following error message - "login failed for display 0". Thoughts? Why will xrdp not allow me to login?
– J-Dizzle
Nov 23 '18 at 16:59
1
1
This is working. I used ubuntu 16. I didn't had ubuntu native GUI appearance. Xorg is not available in xrdp list
– TRiNE
Sep 16 '18 at 5:16
This is working. I used ubuntu 16. I didn't had ubuntu native GUI appearance. Xorg is not available in xrdp list
– TRiNE
Sep 16 '18 at 5:16
I keep getting the following error message - "login failed for display 0". Thoughts? Why will xrdp not allow me to login?
– J-Dizzle
Nov 23 '18 at 16:59
I keep getting the following error message - "login failed for display 0". Thoughts? Why will xrdp not allow me to login?
– J-Dizzle
Nov 23 '18 at 16:59
add a comment |
Since you want it easy... There is an app in the Microsoft Store called x410. It's basically a Cygwin X11 server without the use of Cygwin itself. After installment - that is zero config - you can run WSL X11 Apps! (or even whole desktops). You might want to insert the following lines into your .bashrc (from your WSL user account) so you can run the apps from your bash terminal.
### Setup a D-Bus instance that will be shared by all X-Window apps
pidof dbus-launch 1> /dev/null || dbus-launch --exit-with-x11 1> /dev/null 2>
/dev/null
## Export
export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
I bought x410 on salve for about 5euro's.. So if it's too much, perhaps wait for an sale!
add a comment |
Since you want it easy... There is an app in the Microsoft Store called x410. It's basically a Cygwin X11 server without the use of Cygwin itself. After installment - that is zero config - you can run WSL X11 Apps! (or even whole desktops). You might want to insert the following lines into your .bashrc (from your WSL user account) so you can run the apps from your bash terminal.
### Setup a D-Bus instance that will be shared by all X-Window apps
pidof dbus-launch 1> /dev/null || dbus-launch --exit-with-x11 1> /dev/null 2>
/dev/null
## Export
export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
I bought x410 on salve for about 5euro's.. So if it's too much, perhaps wait for an sale!
add a comment |
Since you want it easy... There is an app in the Microsoft Store called x410. It's basically a Cygwin X11 server without the use of Cygwin itself. After installment - that is zero config - you can run WSL X11 Apps! (or even whole desktops). You might want to insert the following lines into your .bashrc (from your WSL user account) so you can run the apps from your bash terminal.
### Setup a D-Bus instance that will be shared by all X-Window apps
pidof dbus-launch 1> /dev/null || dbus-launch --exit-with-x11 1> /dev/null 2>
/dev/null
## Export
export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
I bought x410 on salve for about 5euro's.. So if it's too much, perhaps wait for an sale!
Since you want it easy... There is an app in the Microsoft Store called x410. It's basically a Cygwin X11 server without the use of Cygwin itself. After installment - that is zero config - you can run WSL X11 Apps! (or even whole desktops). You might want to insert the following lines into your .bashrc (from your WSL user account) so you can run the apps from your bash terminal.
### Setup a D-Bus instance that will be shared by all X-Window apps
pidof dbus-launch 1> /dev/null || dbus-launch --exit-with-x11 1> /dev/null 2>
/dev/null
## Export
export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
I bought x410 on salve for about 5euro's.. So if it's too much, perhaps wait for an sale!
answered Oct 14 '18 at 8:16
WhyAlwaysTheLoginAndPasswordWhyAlwaysTheLoginAndPassword
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211
add a comment |
add a comment |
I chose Panther's answer not only because it's the only, but also because it's the correct answer; there is no hassle-free (straightforward) way to get gui apps running.
Also, I used this tutorial, with a few changes:
- I didn't install
xfce
, because I don't know why I would need a
desktop. - Chose
Multiple Windows
inXLaunch
(No DE, hence no need for one
giant window) - No need for mkdir fix and no need for a separate terminal.
What gui apps did I install? Only Synaptic and CMake, since I really can't think of anything else I would need on wsl.
I don't do VM/Dual Boot, for the very same reason Panther pointed out; I need a convenient (to me) dev environment, not a full flex OS.
vagrantup.com/docs/other/wsl.html - vagrant is an excellent tool to quickly spin up dev environments. Looks like it supports wsl. Though I have not tried it yet.
– TamusJRoyce
Sep 6 '18 at 22:26
add a comment |
I chose Panther's answer not only because it's the only, but also because it's the correct answer; there is no hassle-free (straightforward) way to get gui apps running.
Also, I used this tutorial, with a few changes:
- I didn't install
xfce
, because I don't know why I would need a
desktop. - Chose
Multiple Windows
inXLaunch
(No DE, hence no need for one
giant window) - No need for mkdir fix and no need for a separate terminal.
What gui apps did I install? Only Synaptic and CMake, since I really can't think of anything else I would need on wsl.
I don't do VM/Dual Boot, for the very same reason Panther pointed out; I need a convenient (to me) dev environment, not a full flex OS.
vagrantup.com/docs/other/wsl.html - vagrant is an excellent tool to quickly spin up dev environments. Looks like it supports wsl. Though I have not tried it yet.
– TamusJRoyce
Sep 6 '18 at 22:26
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I chose Panther's answer not only because it's the only, but also because it's the correct answer; there is no hassle-free (straightforward) way to get gui apps running.
Also, I used this tutorial, with a few changes:
- I didn't install
xfce
, because I don't know why I would need a
desktop. - Chose
Multiple Windows
inXLaunch
(No DE, hence no need for one
giant window) - No need for mkdir fix and no need for a separate terminal.
What gui apps did I install? Only Synaptic and CMake, since I really can't think of anything else I would need on wsl.
I don't do VM/Dual Boot, for the very same reason Panther pointed out; I need a convenient (to me) dev environment, not a full flex OS.
I chose Panther's answer not only because it's the only, but also because it's the correct answer; there is no hassle-free (straightforward) way to get gui apps running.
Also, I used this tutorial, with a few changes:
- I didn't install
xfce
, because I don't know why I would need a
desktop. - Chose
Multiple Windows
inXLaunch
(No DE, hence no need for one
giant window) - No need for mkdir fix and no need for a separate terminal.
What gui apps did I install? Only Synaptic and CMake, since I really can't think of anything else I would need on wsl.
I don't do VM/Dual Boot, for the very same reason Panther pointed out; I need a convenient (to me) dev environment, not a full flex OS.
answered Jan 7 '18 at 18:19
George HovhannisianGeorge Hovhannisian
384136
384136
vagrantup.com/docs/other/wsl.html - vagrant is an excellent tool to quickly spin up dev environments. Looks like it supports wsl. Though I have not tried it yet.
– TamusJRoyce
Sep 6 '18 at 22:26
add a comment |
vagrantup.com/docs/other/wsl.html - vagrant is an excellent tool to quickly spin up dev environments. Looks like it supports wsl. Though I have not tried it yet.
– TamusJRoyce
Sep 6 '18 at 22:26
vagrantup.com/docs/other/wsl.html - vagrant is an excellent tool to quickly spin up dev environments. Looks like it supports wsl. Though I have not tried it yet.
– TamusJRoyce
Sep 6 '18 at 22:26
vagrantup.com/docs/other/wsl.html - vagrant is an excellent tool to quickly spin up dev environments. Looks like it supports wsl. Though I have not tried it yet.
– TamusJRoyce
Sep 6 '18 at 22:26
add a comment |
If you want an effortless off the shelf solution, use MobaXTerm. It's a great, multitabbed terminal emulator with direct support for WSL, and has a built-in optimized X server. I use synaptic all the time on Moba. Even RStudio.
add a comment |
If you want an effortless off the shelf solution, use MobaXTerm. It's a great, multitabbed terminal emulator with direct support for WSL, and has a built-in optimized X server. I use synaptic all the time on Moba. Even RStudio.
add a comment |
If you want an effortless off the shelf solution, use MobaXTerm. It's a great, multitabbed terminal emulator with direct support for WSL, and has a built-in optimized X server. I use synaptic all the time on Moba. Even RStudio.
If you want an effortless off the shelf solution, use MobaXTerm. It's a great, multitabbed terminal emulator with direct support for WSL, and has a built-in optimized X server. I use synaptic all the time on Moba. Even RStudio.
answered Nov 7 '18 at 3:11
abalterabalter
14918
14918
add a comment |
add a comment |
install Fedora in VirtualBox on your Windows machine with NAT networking- in WSL
sudo service ssh start
- from Fedora run
ssh -Y 10.0.2.2
Usually the host of a VirtualBox guest can be reached at 10.0.2.2
Now you can any WSL X program on your Fedora desktop, even with seamless Windows.
Now, this is interesting. I'm not a huge fedora fan myself. Can the same thing be done with Arch?
– George Hovhannisian
Jun 6 '18 at 19:28
Guess so. X server is accessible in Fedora via ssh by default, you might have to change some sshd settings in Arch.
– weberjn
Jun 7 '18 at 6:37
add a comment |
install Fedora in VirtualBox on your Windows machine with NAT networking- in WSL
sudo service ssh start
- from Fedora run
ssh -Y 10.0.2.2
Usually the host of a VirtualBox guest can be reached at 10.0.2.2
Now you can any WSL X program on your Fedora desktop, even with seamless Windows.
Now, this is interesting. I'm not a huge fedora fan myself. Can the same thing be done with Arch?
– George Hovhannisian
Jun 6 '18 at 19:28
Guess so. X server is accessible in Fedora via ssh by default, you might have to change some sshd settings in Arch.
– weberjn
Jun 7 '18 at 6:37
add a comment |
install Fedora in VirtualBox on your Windows machine with NAT networking- in WSL
sudo service ssh start
- from Fedora run
ssh -Y 10.0.2.2
Usually the host of a VirtualBox guest can be reached at 10.0.2.2
Now you can any WSL X program on your Fedora desktop, even with seamless Windows.
install Fedora in VirtualBox on your Windows machine with NAT networking- in WSL
sudo service ssh start
- from Fedora run
ssh -Y 10.0.2.2
Usually the host of a VirtualBox guest can be reached at 10.0.2.2
Now you can any WSL X program on your Fedora desktop, even with seamless Windows.
answered Jun 3 '18 at 17:57
weberjnweberjn
1314
1314
Now, this is interesting. I'm not a huge fedora fan myself. Can the same thing be done with Arch?
– George Hovhannisian
Jun 6 '18 at 19:28
Guess so. X server is accessible in Fedora via ssh by default, you might have to change some sshd settings in Arch.
– weberjn
Jun 7 '18 at 6:37
add a comment |
Now, this is interesting. I'm not a huge fedora fan myself. Can the same thing be done with Arch?
– George Hovhannisian
Jun 6 '18 at 19:28
Guess so. X server is accessible in Fedora via ssh by default, you might have to change some sshd settings in Arch.
– weberjn
Jun 7 '18 at 6:37
Now, this is interesting. I'm not a huge fedora fan myself. Can the same thing be done with Arch?
– George Hovhannisian
Jun 6 '18 at 19:28
Now, this is interesting. I'm not a huge fedora fan myself. Can the same thing be done with Arch?
– George Hovhannisian
Jun 6 '18 at 19:28
Guess so. X server is accessible in Fedora via ssh by default, you might have to change some sshd settings in Arch.
– weberjn
Jun 7 '18 at 6:37
Guess so. X server is accessible in Fedora via ssh by default, you might have to change some sshd settings in Arch.
– weberjn
Jun 7 '18 at 6:37
add a comment |
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Doesn't steam run natively in Windows? Similarily, CMake also has an installer for windows. Installing these into your system may be much easier than trying to get an XServer in WLS in windows.
– Charles Green
Jan 7 '18 at 14:18
Steam was a joke. CMake on windows is not a solution, it's a workaround. Synaptic doesn't have windows port, does it? I have no idea how it would work if it did.
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:07
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My personal feeling is that WSL is a joke! Why not simply load up a VM?
– Charles Green
Jan 7 '18 at 15:09
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@CharlesGreen memory... I'm currently on a pretty old laptop.
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:12
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@CharlesGreen VirtualBox?
– George Hovhannisian
Jan 7 '18 at 15:20