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How to Geek says that Windows 10 will only give CLI access to Linux.
Is there possibly any way to run, specifically, Firefox from this bash shell?
firefox gui windows-subsystem-for-linux
edited Dec 18 '17 at 12:43
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How to Geek says that Windows 10 will only give CLI access to Linux.
Is there possibly any way to run, specifically, Firefox from this bash shell?
firefox gui windows-subsystem-for-linux
edited Dec 18 '17 at 12:43
Stephen Kitt
166k24368449
asked Dec 15 '16 at 11:27
ThufirThufir
67611436
you want to run a shell from windows to run a firefix from linux ? why not run firefox from windows directly ? If the question is "I want to run X (X11) program on my windows" then this is a different question. (see vnc or Xming)
– Archemar
Dec 15 '16 at 12:04
I didn't want to make it overly broad. It would just be for this one application.
– Thufir
Dec 15 '16 at 12:05
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How to Geek says that Windows 10 will only give CLI access to Linux.
Is there possibly any way to run, specifically, Firefox from this bash shell?
firefox gui windows-subsystem-for-linux
edited Dec 18 '17 at 12:43
Stephen Kitt
166k24368449
asked Dec 15 '16 at 11:27
ThufirThufir
67611436
How to Geek says that Windows 10 will only give CLI access to Linux.
Is there possibly any way to run, specifically, Firefox from this bash shell?
firefox gui windows-subsystem-for-linux
firefox gui windows-subsystem-for-linux
edited Dec 18 '17 at 12:43
Stephen Kitt
166k24368449
asked Dec 15 '16 at 11:27
ThufirThufir
67611436
edited Dec 18 '17 at 12:43
Stephen Kitt
166k24368449
asked Dec 15 '16 at 11:27
ThufirThufir
67611436
edited Dec 18 '17 at 12:43
Stephen Kitt
166k24368449
edited Dec 18 '17 at 12:43
Stephen Kitt
166k24368449
edited Dec 18 '17 at 12:43
Stephen Kitt
166k24368449
166k24368449
asked Dec 15 '16 at 11:27
ThufirThufir
67611436
asked Dec 15 '16 at 11:27
ThufirThufir
67611436
asked Dec 15 '16 at 11:27
ThufirThufir
67611436
67611436
you want to run a shell from windows to run a firefix from linux ? why not run firefox from windows directly ? If the question is "I want to run X (X11) program on my windows" then this is a different question. (see vnc or Xming)
– Archemar
Dec 15 '16 at 12:04
I didn't want to make it overly broad. It would just be for this one application.
– Thufir
Dec 15 '16 at 12:05
add a comment |
you want to run a shell from windows to run a firefix from linux ? why not run firefox from windows directly ? If the question is "I want to run X (X11) program on my windows" then this is a different question. (see vnc or Xming)
– Archemar
Dec 15 '16 at 12:04
I didn't want to make it overly broad. It would just be for this one application.
– Thufir
Dec 15 '16 at 12:05
you want to run a shell from windows to run a firefix from linux ? why not run firefox from windows directly ? If the question is "I want to run X (X11) program on my windows" then this is a different question. (see vnc or Xming)
– Archemar
Dec 15 '16 at 12:04
you want to run a shell from windows to run a firefix from linux ? why not run firefox from windows directly ? If the question is "I want to run X (X11) program on my windows" then this is a different question. (see vnc or Xming)
– Archemar
Dec 15 '16 at 12:04
I didn't want to make it overly broad. It would just be for this one application.
– Thufir
Dec 15 '16 at 12:05
I didn't want to make it overly broad. It would just be for this one application.
– Thufir
Dec 15 '16 at 12:05
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How to Geek was quite wrong, as readers quickly pointed out (q.v.), but was never corrected.
One can run Linux X applications on the Windows Subsystem for Linux, provided that they don't do something else that the WSL does not support. One just needs a Win32 X server running on the machine (or indeed an X server running elsewhere) to point them at. One has quite a few choices of Win32 X server for that.
This was reported within days of the initial beta release. Running Firefox was even in the reports.
There are far better sources on this than How to Geek. Reading through the article, that wasn't the only glaring factual error that leapt out. There are several there, including one that was even pointed out as an mistake not to make in the WSL release notes, which the How to Geek author did not read or check, obviously.
Further reading
- Daniel Aleksandersen (2016-04-07). Running Linux desktop apps on the Windows Subsystem for Linux. SlightFuture.com.
- Chris Hoffmann (2016-04-14). Windows 10's Bash shell can run graphical Linux applications with this trick. PCWorld.
- Rob Williams (2016-04-12). Windows 10’s Bash Fling Produces Linux GUI App Offspring For Windows Desktop. HotWardWare.
- https://askubuntu.com/a/754951/43344
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Try installing and running MobaXterm (basic functionality is freeware) on Windows 10. It comes with a polished X Window server. You don't even need to use MobaXterm, just launch it, it starts a local X Window server automatically.
Log in from the MobaXterm console onto your WSL instance to see what the DISPLAY variable value is set to, and export that value into your WSL console session prior to attempting to launch firefox. It worked for me on Ubuntu 16.04 on WSL.
answered Dec 31 '18 at 20:14
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How to Geek was quite wrong, as readers quickly pointed out (q.v.), but was never corrected.
One can run Linux X applications on the Windows Subsystem for Linux, provided that they don't do something else that the WSL does not support. One just needs a Win32 X server running on the machine (or indeed an X server running elsewhere) to point them at. One has quite a few choices of Win32 X server for that.
This was reported within days of the initial beta release. Running Firefox was even in the reports.
There are far better sources on this than How to Geek. Reading through the article, that wasn't the only glaring factual error that leapt out. There are several there, including one that was even pointed out as an mistake not to make in the WSL release notes, which the How to Geek author did not read or check, obviously.
Further reading
- Daniel Aleksandersen (2016-04-07). Running Linux desktop apps on the Windows Subsystem for Linux. SlightFuture.com.
- Chris Hoffmann (2016-04-14). Windows 10's Bash shell can run graphical Linux applications with this trick. PCWorld.
- Rob Williams (2016-04-12). Windows 10’s Bash Fling Produces Linux GUI App Offspring For Windows Desktop. HotWardWare.
- https://askubuntu.com/a/754951/43344
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How to Geek was quite wrong, as readers quickly pointed out (q.v.), but was never corrected.
One can run Linux X applications on the Windows Subsystem for Linux, provided that they don't do something else that the WSL does not support. One just needs a Win32 X server running on the machine (or indeed an X server running elsewhere) to point them at. One has quite a few choices of Win32 X server for that.
This was reported within days of the initial beta release. Running Firefox was even in the reports.
There are far better sources on this than How to Geek. Reading through the article, that wasn't the only glaring factual error that leapt out. There are several there, including one that was even pointed out as an mistake not to make in the WSL release notes, which the How to Geek author did not read or check, obviously.
Further reading
- Daniel Aleksandersen (2016-04-07). Running Linux desktop apps on the Windows Subsystem for Linux. SlightFuture.com.
- Chris Hoffmann (2016-04-14). Windows 10's Bash shell can run graphical Linux applications with this trick. PCWorld.
- Rob Williams (2016-04-12). Windows 10’s Bash Fling Produces Linux GUI App Offspring For Windows Desktop. HotWardWare.
- https://askubuntu.com/a/754951/43344
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How to Geek was quite wrong, as readers quickly pointed out (q.v.), but was never corrected.
One can run Linux X applications on the Windows Subsystem for Linux, provided that they don't do something else that the WSL does not support. One just needs a Win32 X server running on the machine (or indeed an X server running elsewhere) to point them at. One has quite a few choices of Win32 X server for that.
This was reported within days of the initial beta release. Running Firefox was even in the reports.
There are far better sources on this than How to Geek. Reading through the article, that wasn't the only glaring factual error that leapt out. There are several there, including one that was even pointed out as an mistake not to make in the WSL release notes, which the How to Geek author did not read or check, obviously.
Further reading
- Daniel Aleksandersen (2016-04-07). Running Linux desktop apps on the Windows Subsystem for Linux. SlightFuture.com.
- Chris Hoffmann (2016-04-14). Windows 10's Bash shell can run graphical Linux applications with this trick. PCWorld.
- Rob Williams (2016-04-12). Windows 10’s Bash Fling Produces Linux GUI App Offspring For Windows Desktop. HotWardWare.
- https://askubuntu.com/a/754951/43344
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
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answered Dec 16 '16 at 0:50
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How to Geek was quite wrong, as readers quickly pointed out (q.v.), but was never corrected.
One can run Linux X applications on the Windows Subsystem for Linux, provided that they don't do something else that the WSL does not support. One just needs a Win32 X server running on the machine (or indeed an X server running elsewhere) to point them at. One has quite a few choices of Win32 X server for that.
This was reported within days of the initial beta release. Running Firefox was even in the reports.
There are far better sources on this than How to Geek. Reading through the article, that wasn't the only glaring factual error that leapt out. There are several there, including one that was even pointed out as an mistake not to make in the WSL release notes, which the How to Geek author did not read or check, obviously.
Further reading
- Daniel Aleksandersen (2016-04-07). Running Linux desktop apps on the Windows Subsystem for Linux. SlightFuture.com.
- Chris Hoffmann (2016-04-14). Windows 10's Bash shell can run graphical Linux applications with this trick. PCWorld.
- Rob Williams (2016-04-12). Windows 10’s Bash Fling Produces Linux GUI App Offspring For Windows Desktop. HotWardWare.
- https://askubuntu.com/a/754951/43344
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Try installing and running MobaXterm (basic functionality is freeware) on Windows 10. It comes with a polished X Window server. You don't even need to use MobaXterm, just launch it, it starts a local X Window server automatically.
Log in from the MobaXterm console onto your WSL instance to see what the DISPLAY variable value is set to, and export that value into your WSL console session prior to attempting to launch firefox. It worked for me on Ubuntu 16.04 on WSL.
answered Dec 31 '18 at 20:14
bearvarinebearvarine
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Try installing and running MobaXterm (basic functionality is freeware) on Windows 10. It comes with a polished X Window server. You don't even need to use MobaXterm, just launch it, it starts a local X Window server automatically.
Log in from the MobaXterm console onto your WSL instance to see what the DISPLAY variable value is set to, and export that value into your WSL console session prior to attempting to launch firefox. It worked for me on Ubuntu 16.04 on WSL.
answered Dec 31 '18 at 20:14
bearvarinebearvarine
1113
add a comment |
Try installing and running MobaXterm (basic functionality is freeware) on Windows 10. It comes with a polished X Window server. You don't even need to use MobaXterm, just launch it, it starts a local X Window server automatically.
Log in from the MobaXterm console onto your WSL instance to see what the DISPLAY variable value is set to, and export that value into your WSL console session prior to attempting to launch firefox. It worked for me on Ubuntu 16.04 on WSL.
answered Dec 31 '18 at 20:14
bearvarinebearvarine
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Try installing and running MobaXterm (basic functionality is freeware) on Windows 10. It comes with a polished X Window server. You don't even need to use MobaXterm, just launch it, it starts a local X Window server automatically.
Log in from the MobaXterm console onto your WSL instance to see what the DISPLAY variable value is set to, and export that value into your WSL console session prior to attempting to launch firefox. It worked for me on Ubuntu 16.04 on WSL.
answered Dec 31 '18 at 20:14
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you want to run a shell from windows to run a firefix from linux ? why not run firefox from windows directly ? If the question is "I want to run X (X11) program on my windows" then this is a different question. (see vnc or Xming)
– Archemar
Dec 15 '16 at 12:04
I didn't want to make it overly broad. It would just be for this one application.
– Thufir
Dec 15 '16 at 12:05