How To Setup Windows Subsystem of Ubuntu and Forwarding its Desktop(Graphics) to Windows

Abstract: This post is a reference article that I have tested working with on a Windows with Ubuntu 18.04. Most posts on the internet about this topic do not work/ lack of updates.

https://www.pcgamer.com/linux-in-windows-10/

Guidelines

1. Enable the WSL feature in windows.Type in this in a powershell. (you can also disable this feature by goolge how to online)
   Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

2. Install the Ubuntu from windows store App, make sure you select the 18.04 version.

3. After Ubuntu installed. Open the Ubuntu terminal in windows and do

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get upgrade
   

4. Install a GUI. This GUI is the one I found working, although it is not very beautiful.

   • Donwload & Install Xming Here, this is used for display your Ubuntu desktop in windows.
   • Then put this in my bashrc to let the system know that you have the Xming.

   # run xserver
   export DISPLAY=:0.0
   alias xdisplay='dbus-launch --exit-with-session ~/.xsession'
   

5. Install a desktop(the Graphics windows) in Ubuntu

   sudo apt install xfce4
   sudo apt install gnome-themes-standard
   sudo apt install conky
   

6. Tweaks
   nano ~/.xinitrc
   Put this inside it.

   #!/usr/bin/env bash
   export LANG="en_US.UTF-8”
   export LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8”
   exec startxfce4
   

   Run the following

   chmod +x ~/.xinitrc
   ln -s ~/.xinitrc ~/.xsession
   dbuslaunch --exit-with-session ~/.xsession
   

7. How to use

   • reboot you PC
   • start Xming first
   • type this shortcut in a Ubuntu terminal xdisplay
   • Good to go.

How to disable the terminal beep sound:

Put this into your ~/.inputrc file(create one if not exsist) and re-open the terminal.

set bell-style none