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Subject: [Discuss] GUI apps in WSL 2
From: bill.n1vux at gmail.com (Bill Ricker)
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2021 14:14:20 -0400
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On Sat, Apr 24, 2021 at 2:01 PM Rich Pieri <richard.pieri at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 24 Apr 2021 13:34:18 -0400
> Bill Ricker <bill.n1vux at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'd have to read closely to see what's different now.
>
> What's different in a nutshell is that the upcoming WSL 2 kernel VM
> includes the XWayland server, the Weston stack, Pulse Audio, and an RDP
> server to connect these to the Windows desktop. Full OpenGL
> acceleration, full audio I/O.

Ahh.  So makes it easier for most apps to run as if native. Mike did it the
hard way.
Thanks.

References:
- [Discuss] GUI apps in WSL 2
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- [Discuss] GUI apps in WSL 2
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- [Discuss] GUI apps in WSL 2
  - From: bill.n1vux at gmail.com (Bill Ricker)
- [Discuss] GUI apps in WSL 2
  - From: richard.pieri at gmail.com (Rich Pieri)

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