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That's not completely true, while WSL doesn't help Windows GUI apps to be more cross-platform, it does help Linux GUI apps to work on Windows[0] So to refer ba
by riezebos 5y ago
That's not completely true, while WSL doesn't help Windows GUI apps to be more cross-platform, it does help Linux GUI apps to work on Windows[0]
So to refer back to the top comment we could say that Microsoft is proposing WSL as a cross-platform API for GUI apps.
[0] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/tutorials/gui-apps https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/tutorials/gui-a...
- herbst 5y agoThe real bonus are the TUI apps tho. No idea what Windows users did all the years without proper command line commands, now if they include a proper shell they could really make a dent in the Linux desktop stats
- dalmo3 5y agoW11 only, sadly.
- TeMPOraL 5y agoThe parent's link? Maybe. But I guess this only means that W11 ships with an X server, right? On Windows 10, you just need to install your own X server. I'm using VcXsrv with great success to use GUI software running on WSL1.
- dalmo3 5y agoAh, yes of course. I use it too :)
- riezebos 5y agoHmm, you're right, I didn't see that part. It seems their original plans[0] have changed... [0] https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/the-initial-preview-of-gui-app-support-is-now-available-for-the-windows-subsystem-for-linux-2/ https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/the-initial-previ...