Problems with Windows Subsystem for Linux not being a completely faithful recreation of a running Linux kernel and the Ubuntu system.There are two kinds of problems that will keep Linux desktop apps from running on Windows: No one has had time to iron out the bugs caused by the unique nature of this setup. Making graphical programs run on X for Windows through the new Windows Subsystem for Linux requires some configuration - and don’t expect too many programs to work just yet. However, third-party open-source developers are awesome and have had working X servers running on top of Windows for years! Historically, you’d connect your X on Windows server to another Linux computer and run the programs over the network. Windows itself has its own window server and doesn’t understand the X communication protocol, nor does WSL include an X/X11 Server. On Linux, graphical user interface (GUI) programs are drawn by talking to a display and windowing server simply called X or X11. Some of these you can even get running on top of WSL.
Installing new software onto WSL is faster and easier than using the Windows Store! (No account, login, license server negotiation, nor payment required.) The Ubuntu repository doesn’t just contain server-grade software, but also a full suite of desktop applications.
MAKING GX WORKS 2 RUN ON LINUX UPDATE
Update ( ): You’ll want to read my newer article on WSLg for the current state of Linux desktop apps on Windows 10. It’s a mostly-complete Linux environment with access to the whole Ubuntu package repository. The less-than-a-day-old Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) lets you run you the bash command prompt on Windows 10. “ doesn’t include X Windows or any other graphical subsystem.” Oh, why did Microsoft have to go and make that a challenge?