Linux Desktop
Description¶
Install and configure Linux desktop on Win11
Install Distro¶
Install Distro from M$tore, then:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Block ACPI¶
Block ACPI features from being installed.
sudo apt-mark hold acpid acpi-support
Install Desktop¶
sudo apt install xfce4 xfce4-goodies gdm3 xwayland nautilus
Run desktop¶
pkill Xwayland; Xwayland :1 & xw_pid=$!; WAYLAND_DISPLAY= DISPLAY=:1 dbus-launch startxfce4; kill $xw_pid
Ref: Easiest WSL2 Desktop Setup Possible
Config Dev Env¶
Install Chrome¶
Firefox broken on Ubuntu WSL2.
wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
If errors during install:
sudo apt -f install
If gnome-terminal Throws Errors
wsl --update --pre-release
Non-Desktop Fix¶
If session won't start, enable lxdm.
VSCode¶
For WSL2 hosts, do not install VSCode in linux. Or better yet, avoid the WinMill
completely. 