That has finally happened and the next version of WSL2 will automatically include and set up everything that's needed to launch and run GUI Linux apps without any intermediate steps.

WSL is currently only available via the console, but WSL2 will let developers run Linux GUI applications on Windows without a third-party X server. WSL2 will ship with the soon-to-be-released ...

In WSL2, it connects the graphical Linux applications via a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connection to the main Windows display. This means you can run Linux and Windows GUI applications ...

WSL and WSL2 are aimed at developers and provide access to Bash and Linux command-line tools that can be run together alongside traditional Windows 10 apps.

While limitations exist, it’s a decent feature for most users The WSL2 feature enables a complete Linux system with full compatibility, running an actual Linux kernel in a lightweight and ...

Enables the ability to run graphical Linux apps on Windows. Update: Microsoft has since clarified that Linux GUI support for WSL2 is still in preview and not yet generally available.

Microsoft is adding GPU and graphical user interface (GUI) support to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, pushing the intriguing Windows feature ever closer to becoming a full-fledged Linux ...

Microsoft says support for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2) distros can now be added to any machine running Windows Server 2022 by installing this month's Patch Tuesday updates.

And (finally) easier to install (this was not always the case). Cygwin is sort of like bizarro-world WINE, whereas WSL2 is an extremely well-integrated Linux virtual machine. Click to expand ...