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:
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.github.io/WSLTipsAndTricks/
More Tabs vs Spaces episodes: https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Tabs-vs-Spaces
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