WSL: Run Linux GUI Apps

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You can now run Linux apps that use a graphic user interface (or GUI) on Windows using WSL. In this episode, Craig Loewen will explain what this means, what you can do with it, show us some demos, and tell us about a few additional new features for the Windows Subsystem for Linux. I'll also hit him with a list of rapid-fire questions that I've been wondering about. This episode will cover: 00:00 - Craig Loewen, PM for WSL, introduces us to WSLg 00:40 - Linux GUI apps running on Windows? 01:49 - What can I do with this? 02:39 - Demo: Running Linux GUI apps with WSL 05:50 - Demo: Audio Support 06:55 - Demo: GPU Acceleration 08:30 - How does this work? How is it architected? 09:56 - What else is new for WSL? (--install, --mount) 10:58 - Rapid-Fire Questions (Identifying Windows vs WSL, pinning Linux apps, compat with VirtualBox & VMWare, limiting RAM consumption, WSL + Git, WSL + Docker, Cut + Paste, Linux user space, file access, open-source WSLg, Mariner distro, updates) 16:31 - Where can I learn more? Learn more: Run Linux GUI apps on the Windows Subsystem for Linux (preview): https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/wsl/tutorials/gui-apps/?WT.mc_id=windows-c9-niner WSLg open-source repo: https://github.com/microsoft/wslg Craig Loewen: https://twitter.com/craigaloewen Windows Docs: https://twitter.com/WindowsDocs Windows Command Line Blog: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/?WT.mc_id=windows-c9-niner Craig's WSL Tips and Tricks website: https://craigloewen-msft.git

Published 2021-07-07 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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