Install MATE desktop on WSL 2

install-mate-desktop.sh

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install ubuntu-mate-desktop --no-install-recommends -y
sudo apt-get install mate-desktop-environment-extras
sudo dpkg-reconfigure dbus && sudo service dbus restart

# install missing icons
sudo apt install ubuntu-mate-icon-themes

# install fira code font
sudo apt install fonts-firacode

# install roboto and noto fonts
sudo apt install fonts-roboto fonts-noto

# remove error report and some components:
sudo apt remove apport *screensaver* update-notifier blueman -y

# if problems relating to dconf
sudo chown 1000:1000 /home/USERNAME/.cache/dconf/user

# helpful for wsl
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-wsl

# For remote desktop
sudo apt-get install xrdp

sudo cp /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini.bak
sudo sed -i 's/3389/3390/g' /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini
sudo sed -i 's/max_bpp=32/#max_bpp=32\nmax_bpp=128/g' /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini
sudo sed -i 's/xserverbpp=24/#xserverbpp=24\nxserverbpp=128/g' /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini
sudo /etc/init.d/xrdp start

• Following instructions here.
• Switch to a MATE dark theme for all the icons to appear.
• There is a very helpful guide for Xfce here.
• WSL can use Windows fonts by creating a /etc/fonts/local.conf file as described here
• On Windows instead of accessing the graphical desktop through an X11 client, remote desktop can be used instead.
  • In WSL find IP address with ip addr
  • Follw instructions here