My Terminal goes in the windows area even the command I use is kex --win

[RenardMacorol]

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22631.5335]

WSL Version

2.5.7.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• [x] WSL 2
• [ ] WSL 1

Kernel Version

6.6.87.1-1

Distro Version

Kali linux

Other Software

Kex the Qterminal

Repro Steps

I open the kex to make sure that windows are stay in the inside of the kali linux environment

Then this notification appears

Then when I click the terminal It goes in the windows insted

Expected Behavior

It should be stay inside kali linux

Actual Behavior

It goes it create own windows and it apprears in windows instead inside linux

Diagnostic Logs

No response

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[gamunu]

@RenardMacorol did you follow the instructions in here https://www.kali.org/docs/wsl/wsl-preparations/? This is most likely bug in Kali distribution.

if that doesn't work try https://forums.kali.org/

https://forums.kali.org/t/xfce4-notifyd-was-built-without-support-for-your-windowing-system-wsl/8131

looks like it needs sudo for some reason

[RenardMacorol]

@gamunu Thank you It kinda work but it happens that when i sudo kex It acces to my root account with kinda harmful iguess traditionally when I use kali in wsl this problem not happens it starts to happen when accidentally click it outside the wsl