XLaunch config file for X11 forwarding from Windows Subsystem for Linux. Run with VcXsrv for best results.

wsl.xlaunch

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<XLaunch WindowMode="MultiWindow" ClientMode="NoClient" LocalClient="False" Display="-1" LocalProgram="xcalc" RemoteProgram="xterm" RemotePassword="" PrivateKey="" RemoteHost="" RemoteUser="" XDMCPHost="" XDMCPBroadcast="False" XDMCPIndirect="False" Clipboard="True" ClipboardPrimary="True" ExtraParams="-ac" Wgl="True" DisableAC="False" XDMCPTerminate="False"/>

• Download and install VcxSrv from https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/
  • Note this XLaunch config is simply the default settings with additional parameters -ac
• Note: I have only tested this under Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS (bionic).
• Under WSL 1
  • As per instructions here in your ~/.bashrc set (edit this with vi with sudo vi ~/.bashrc)

    export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0
    

    Then re-read in .bashrc with source ~/.bashrc
• Under WSL 2
  • As per instructions here in your ~/.bashrc set

    export DISPLAY=$(grep -m 1 nameserver /etc/resolv.conf | awk '{print $2}'):0.0
    

  • And if you have replaced the SSH server as per the instructions here create /etc/ssh/sshd_config with the following settings.

    Port 222
    X11Forwarding yes
    X11DisplayOffset 10
    

• Save in %appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup to have this launched at login.
• libGL error: If when you launch a graphical app from the Ubuntu Terminal you see an error as follows:

  libGL error: No matching fbConfigs or visuals found
  libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast
  

  this is fixed by installing Ubuntu Desktop as per the advice here as follows.

  sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop mesa-utils