The first method is extremely easy - just a few clicks - and doesn't involve inputting commands. While I was able to set up RDP connections in Debian-based WSLs, I couldn't get it to work in Arch. We'll cover two of them, first X and second VNC. Now there are multiple ways of enabling displays in WSL2 - X display forwarding, Virtual Network Computing and Remote Desktop Protocol. Open up Administrator CMD and run the following commands:Įnter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode We will use a tool called LxRunOffline to install and manage WSLs on our system.
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Follow the steps given in this short guide How to Setup | ArchWSL Documentation. Not to worry though, since both Arch Linux and the WSL kernel are open source, you can just easily install it manually too.
Now, there are two ways to install Arch - the first one is extremely easy and preferable, and the second is for those who like to have more fine-grain control over stuff.Īrch Linux used to be an official app on the Windows Store some time ago, but the Arch community isn't onboard with the concept of WSL, or they aren't exactly comfortable with how easy WSL makes Linux installations for Windows users. Everything is explained in great detail in the guide. Make sure you follow till step 5 of the manual method to have WSL2 as default.
Pretty easy too.įollow this official guide - Windows Subsystem for Linux Installation Guide for Windows 10 - to enable WSL on Windows. But entirely possible, and surprisingly usable.