#162: WSL2 Ubuntu GUI

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/ WSL2 Docker Ubuntu 20.04 Ubuntu GUI WSL 2 Ubuntu GUI WSL Ubuntu GUI WSL 2 WSL 1 Ubuntu 18.04 windows subsystem for linux wsl2 ubuntu gui #wsl2 #ubuntu #windows