Enables the ability to run graphical Linux apps on Windows. Update: Microsoft has since clarified that Linux GUI support for WSL2 is still in preview and not yet generally available.

WSL is currently only available via the console, but WSL2 will let developers run Linux GUI applications on Windows without a third-party X server. WSL2 will ship with the soon-to-be-released ...

Microsoft is allowing Windows 10 testers to try out Linux GUI apps. Full audio and GPU hardware acceleration is enabled, so Linux GUI apps can run alongside regular Windows ones.

We knew GUI app support was coming, but now Microsoft is providing a rough timeline: the company says a preview should be available to Windows Insiders “ within the next couple of months.” ...

I've run Debian WSL2 images and they work fine for 90% of stuff, but the integration between Windows and Linux isn't perfect and Windows is still the "primary" OS.

WSL essentially runs Linux inside of a Virtual Machine hosted by Windows and we integrate applications (console, and now GUI) back onto your Windows desktop so you can run both Win32 and Linux ...

Microsoft is promising to dramatically improve its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) with GUI app support and GPU hardware acceleration. The software giant is adding a full Linux kernel to Windows ...

Linux GUI support arrives with the Windows Insider Build 21364. For more information, you can read Microsoft’s blog post here. Via The Verge ...

Detailed instructions on installing WSLg on Windows 10 computers are available here. Microsoft also provides step-by-step guidance on how to install and launch Linux GUI apps on your PC.