I just downloaded the Windows 10 Ubuntu app. when I click on the app, it brings up a command line interface (I think interface is what it is called) but I do not know how to bring up the Ubuntu GUI. Is there a manual to tell how to start the app and open Ubuntu?
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5Does this answer your question? What's the easiest way to run GUI apps on Windows Subsystem for Linux as of 2018? – Stephen Michael Kellat Feb 01 '20 at 04:33
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Windows Subsystem for Linux is not designed to run a GUI. It's command line only, although some very well behaved GUI apps can be run if an x.org server is installed within WSL.
If you need to run Ubuntu from within Windows, the appropriate method is virtualization. Windows can host virtualization if your PC is capable of it. As an example, here's the system requirements for VirtualBox, a free virtualization app which supports Ubuntu as a guest and Windows as a host. (or vice versa). Full Circle magazine issue 153 has a useful VirtualBox tutorial starting on page 23.
Other virtualization hosts will also accomplish this.
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2Think this link will answer some of your questions. You have to remember you are running only a partial Ubuntu, not the full OS. https://askubuntu.com/questions/1051525/windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl-what-cant-i-do-with-the-ubuntu-application-f?rq=1 – crip659 Jan 31 '20 at 23:19