Can this also just run GUI applications without starting the desktop? Sometimes I just need a certain app running and not the whole environment. Or would it be best just to use XServer?
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You can skip the RDP part and start your GUI from the WSL command prompt right away. Just export your Display and run the program.
Not tested, but something like this: DISPLAY=:0 chromium &
XServer is always a good idea :)
You can get inspiration from my other post using docker to run GUI:
Can this also just run GUI applications without starting the desktop? Sometimes I just need a certain app running and not the whole environment. Or would it be best just to use XServer?
You can skip the RDP part and start your GUI from the WSL command prompt right away. Just export your Display and run the program.
Not tested, but something like this:
DISPLAY=:0 chromium &XServer is always a good idea :)
You can get inspiration from my other post using docker to run GUI:
Run GUI app in linux docker container on windows host
Robin Kretzschmar ・ May 22 '18 ・ 3 min read