Opening Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop on WSL2
I installed Ubuntu 20.04 (server/terminal) from the Windows 10 app store, and then after launching the Ubuntu Terminal via WSL2 (Windows Subsystems for Linux) , I installed Ubuntu Desktop and did...
View ArticleRun ubuntu-desktop on WSL (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS)
I am running 18.04 LTS on Windows subsystem for Linux (WSL). I have installed the Ubuntu Desktop by runningsudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktopHowever, when I start Linux only the terminal starts.How do...
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Default Ubuntu Desktop with TightVnc and Windows Linux Subsystem
I have successfully installed WLS (ubuntu 18) on windows 10 machine. I want to access its UI features using TightVnc. With default settings the .vnc/xstartup contains the following linesxrdb...
View ArticleHow can ubuntu separate system files and normal files? [closed]
I'm new to Ubuntu Linux but I have one question. How can Ubuntu separate system files and normal files? I searched for them everywhere and I can't find any of them.Where does Ubuntu store these files?...
View ArticleI can't use gedit and cant install in ubuntu subsystem which is install in my...
ganesh@DESKTOP-DNIP20Q:~/ganesh$ gedit Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused (gedit:91): Gtk-WARNING **: 16:56:20.340: cannot open display: ganesh@DESKTOP-DNIP20Q:~/ganesh$
View ArticleHow to I check the battery level on a Microsoft Surface from a WSL Ubuntu shell?
There are plenty of tutorials online for checking your battery level in a ubuntu terminal. The most common solution seems to be to use upower. However, when I run upower in a WSL Ubuntu shell in...
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Windows Subsystem for Linux desktop shortcut to GUI
I have a bash script called lock-screen-timer which calls yad to mount a GUI dialog box. Under Windows 10 and the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) I can run it from the bash prompt (note VcXsrv has to...
View ArticleWhat's the easiest way to run GUI apps on Windows Subsystem for Linux as of...
I searched around, and currently there are two methods suggested; installing an enhancement for Windows Subsystem for Linux and installing an XServer.I want to know which method is the most hassle-free...
View ArticleHow to change Ubuntu installation path and all related things on Windows...
So I installed Ubuntu on Windows from Store.But I don't want it on my C disk, I don't have many space there.I would like to move to another disk, I also would like to use external HDD
View ArticleHow to change default user in WSL Ubuntu bash on Windows 10
I installed the WSL Bash on Windows 10 and set my user to e.g. 'abc' but now I want to change it to something else.How can I change the user name of the user I'm logged in as?When I open bash it...
View Articlelibblas.so, may conflict with libgfortran.so.5
I use ubuntu inside windows 10. I have a gfortran 4.8.5 and installed gfortran 9 by sudo apt-get install gfortran-9 followed https://fortran-lang.org/learn/os_setup/install_gfortranWhen I type gfortran...
View ArticleUbuntu refused to connect wsl
I work with Ubuntu machine on windows.I install lighthouse on my ubuntu and when I try to run it fail.Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:36107 at TCPConnectWrap.afterConnect [as oncomplete]...
View Articlewhy isn't bashrc file visible using find | grep "file" in wsl?
Thanks for coming to my post :)I was wondering, just out of curiosity, why isn't the .bashrc file visible in wsl using thefind | grep file commandand visible usingls -al ~/ | morecommand ?I'm using...
View ArticleColormapped image required when converting .tif to .png with ImageMagick
As the title says when running the command:convert -depth 32 ./heightmap.tif ./heightmap.png I recieve the error:convert: colormapped image required `./heightmap.tif' @...
View ArticleCan you purge an apt package by stepping through the commands in the...
I am running Ubuntu on WSL, and a package I have installed fails when I am trying to runsudo apt purge --autoremove elasticsearchThe particular package itself is not interesting here, but instead i...
View ArticleI can't use gedit and can't install on Ubuntu subsystem which is installed on...
ganesh@DESKTOP-DNIP20Q:~/ganesh$ gedit Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused (gedit:91): Gtk-WARNING **: 16:56:20.340: cannot open display: ganesh@DESKTOP-DNIP20Q:~/ganesh$
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Failed to move to new namespace:
I have installed ubuntu in my windows 10 using wsl.I tried to install all the browsers but not working any browsers. I am getting the below error.Failed to move to new namespace: PID namespaces...
View Articlecan i have this driver for linux FWLAN6_8503.ndi
FWLAN6_8503.ndi-linux-driver can you help
View ArticleUbuntu Desktop on Windows
One of my friends is a real Linux fan, so I decided to try Ubuntu on a VM. I mostly enjoyed the experience, but it was very slow, which I assume is the fault VirtualBox, as my laptop has 16 gigs of ram...
View ArticleHow to import an existing ubuntu into wsl
Does anyone know how to import an existing Ubuntu system into a windows subsystem?Ubuntu system info:OS: Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS x86_64Host: 20H5006TGE ThinkPad E570Kernel: 5.4.0-56-generic CPU: Intel...
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