Install a graphical user interface (GUI) with Ubuntu 20.04 running within WSL 2 on a Windows 10 computer. Microsoft have announced that an RDP based GUI will be added to WSL2, but it's not currently available. I'll show you how to get a GUI installed and how to connect to the GUI using remote desktop so you can start using that today.

Menu:

Overview: 0:00

Prerequisites: 1:20

Install WSL: 1:46

Install Ubuntu 20.04: 4:45

Install Ubuntu GUI: 7:25

Test RDP connection to the Ubuntu VM: 10:35

WSL commands:

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart

wsl --set-default-version 2

Ubuntu GUI commands:

See pinned comment as YouTube doesn't allow all the commands.

Good links:

Microsoft GUI announcement: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/the-windows-subsystem-for-linux-build-2020-summary/

Ubuntu WSL2 GUI Install: In Ubuntu WSL:

https://dev.to/darksmile92/linux-on-windows-wsl-with-desktop-environment-via-rdp-522g

WSL 2 install: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10

Docker for WSL2: https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/wsl/

What is WSL? https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about

WSL documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/

WSL 2 Announcement: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/announcing-wsl-2/

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