
At the time of this writing, that build number is 21390. (WSLg), you first need to be running recent Windows 10 Insider builds on the 'Dev' channel.

Installing WSLgīefore getting started with Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI. WSLg starts "a companion system distro, containing a Wayland, X server, pulse audio server, and everything else needed to make Linux GUI apps communicate with Windows," as Windows Developer Platform Program Manager Craig Loewen explained.īundling WSLg with Windows 10 is an exciting development as it blurs the lines between Linux and Windows 10, and fans get the benefits of both worlds. WSLg can launch Linux GUI apps by utilizing the Wayland server to display the apps in Windows 10. The Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI (WSLg) was officially released at the Microsoft Build 2021 conference and comes with Windows 10 Insider build 21364 or later. In this article, we go hands on with the new WSLg feature to demonstrate the types of graphical Linux apps you can now run.

Windows 10 preview builds can now run Linux apps directly on the Windows 10 desktop using the new Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI.
