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WSL doesn't have an X Server, it has a Wayland compositor. That said, yes, you can use that. You can even run a different compositor nested so you get one singl

WSL doesn't have an X Server, it has a Wayland compositor. That said, yes, you can use that. You can even run a different compositor nested so you get one single window with a desktop if you want.

p0w3n3d 1y ago
Ah wayland. Many things changed since the time I've been using Linux in my professional work. However does Wayland support connectivity? I.e. can you display Wayland session on another computer via TCP/UDP? If not then Wayland won't work with wsl2 which is basically a VM
- Cu3PO42 1y ago
  Not in the same way that X does. However, Microsoft specifically implemented an RDP backend into Weston, which ships with WSL2. So the Linux Windows you see are actually being sent over RDP transparently.
  - p0w3n3d 1y ago
    wow RDP in Linux. The thing we used to fight for. I must see this. I'm really out of date
- otsukare 1y ago
  Waypipe[0] offers a Wayland alternative for sharing windows over the network. [0]: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mstoeckl/waypipe https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mstoeckl/waypipe
okanat 1y ago
> WSL doesn't have an X Server, it has a Wayland compositor Which has Xwayland support. You can still run X11 apps.