Windows X Server (X11)

Allows GUI apps installed at a session host (WSL distro) to launch as a client GUI app (at Windows).

Setup @ ~/.bashrc

export DISPLAY=:0

Apps

VcXsrv

choco install vcxsrv -y

• Settings for X-Server auto-launch. Copy/paste into shortcut for GUI use, or script (.cmd | .bat) for CLI use.

  "%ProgramFiles%\VcXsrv\vcxsrv.exe" :0 -ac +bs -reset -terminate -dpi auto -render color -lesspointer -multiwindow -multimonitors +xinerama -clipboard -emulate3buttons -hostintitle -keyhook -wgl -swrastwgl -winkill
  

• Running the X-Server fixes xclip issue @ WSL; otherwise xclip fails @ putclip(); creates file "xclip -i -f -silent -selection clipboard" @ PWD; see putclip() function @ ~/.bash_functions .

• @ Linux, may also want install xclip.

MobaXterm (GUI)