Run Linux GUI apps on the Windows Subsystem for Linux not working

[ngoodwill22]

Windows Version

10.0.26100.4202

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

Distro Version

kali linux

Other Software

spronovo@OFFICE:~$: command not found -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `x86_64' Mariner:: command not found FreeRDP:: command not found Command 'weston:' not found, did you mean: command 'weston' from deb weston Try: sudo apt install Command 'pulseaudio:' not found, did you mean: command 'pulseaudio' from deb pulseaudio Try: sudo apt install mesa:: command not found spronovo@OFFICE:~$: command not found :0: command not found spronovo@OFFICE:~$: command not found -bash: /mnt/wslg/.X11-unix: Is a directory spronovo@OFFICE:~$: command not found Command 'total' not found, did you mean: command 'topal' from deb topal Try: sudo apt install drwxrwxrwx: command not found drwxrwxrwt: command not found srwxrwxrwx: command not found

Repro Steps

just try to follow the steps

Expected Behavior

i expected to see it go smoothly

Actual Behavior

Script started on 2025-06-10 03:42:25-07:00 [TERM="xterm-256color" TTY="/dev/pts/0" COLUMNS="98" LINES="49"] [?2004h]0;julesverne@nevada: ~ [;32m┌──([1;34mjulesverne㉿nevada[;32m)-[[0;1m~[;32m] [;32m└─[1;34m$[0m [7mscriptreplay timing.log session.log[27m [C[C[C[Cscriptreplay timing.log session.log [?2004l

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[?2004h]0;julesverne@nevada: ~ [;32m┌──([1;34mjulesverne㉿nevada[;32m)-[[0;1m~[;32m] [;32m└─[1;34m$[0m find --help [?2004l Usage: find [-H] [-L] [-P] [-Olevel] [-D debugopts] [path...] [expression]

Default path is the current directory; default expression is -print. Expression may consist of: operators, options, tests, and actions.

Operators (decreasing precedence; -and is implicit where no others are given): ( EXPR ) ! EXPR -not EXPR EXPR1 -a EXPR2 EXPR1 -and EXPR2 EXPR1 -o EXPR2 EXPR1 -or EXPR2 EXPR1 , EXPR2

Positional options (always true): -daystart -follow -nowarn -regextype -warn

Normal options (always true, specified before other expressions): -depth -files0-from FILE -maxdepth LEVELS -mindepth LEVELS -mount -noleaf -xdev -ignore_readdir_race -noignore_readdir_race

Tests (N can be +N or -N or N): -amin N -anewer FILE -atime N -cmin N -cnewer FILE -context CONTEXT -ctime N -empty -false -fstype TYPE -gid N -group NAME -ilname PATTERN -iname PATTERN -inum N -iwholename PATTERN -iregex PATTERN -links N -lname PATTERN -mmin N -mtime N -name PATTERN -newer FILE -nouser -nogroup -path PATTERN -perm [-/]MODE -regex PATTERN -readable -writable -executable -wholename PATTERN -size N[bcwkMG] -true -type [bcdpflsD] -uid N -used N -user NAME -xtype [bcdpfls]

Actions: -delete -print0 -printf FORMAT -fprintf FILE FORMAT -print -fprint0 FILE -fprint FILE -ls -fls FILE -prune -quit -exec COMMAND ; -exec COMMAND {} + -ok COMMAND ; -execdir COMMAND ; -execdir COMMAND {} + -okdir COMMAND ;

Other common options: --help display this help and exit --version output version information and exit

Valid arguments for -D: exec, opt, rates, search, stat, time, tree, all, help Use '-D help' for a description of the options, or see find(1)

Please see also the documentation at https://www.gnu.org/software/findutils/. You can report (and track progress on fixing) bugs in the "find" program via the GNU findutils bug-reporting page at https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=findutils or, if you have no web access, by sending email to [email protected].

[?2004h]0;julesverne@nevada: ~ [;32m┌──([1;34mjulesverne㉿nevada[;32m)-[[0;1m~[;32m] [;32m└─[1;34m$[0m look [7mtiming.log[27mtiming.log [?2004l [?2004h]0;julesverne@nevada: ~ [;32m┌──([1;34mjulesverne㉿nevada[;32m)-[[0;1m~[;32m] [;32m└─[1;34m$[0m cd / [?2004l [?2004h]0;julesverne@nevada: / [;32m┌──([1;34mjulesverne㉿nevada[;32m)-[[0;1m/[;32m] [;32m└─[1;34m$[0m ls [?2004l [0m[01;36mbin[0m [01;34mdev[0m [01;34mhome[0m [01;36mlib[0m [01;34mlost+found[0m [01;34mmnt[0m [01;34mproc[0m [01;34mrun[0m [01;34msrv[0m [30;42mtmp[0m [01;34mvar[0m [01;34mboot[0m [01;34metc[0m [01;32minit[0m [01;36mlib64[0m [01;34mmedia[0m [01;34mopt[0m [01;34mroot[0m [01;36msbin[0m [01;34msys[0m [01;34musr[0m

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[?2004h]0;julesverne@nevada: /tmp [;32m┌──([1;34mjulesverne㉿nevada[;32m)-[[0;1m/tmp[;32m] [;32m└─[1;34m$[0m cd / [?2004l [?2004h]0;julesverne@nevada: / [;32m┌──([1;34mjulesverne㉿nevada[;32m)-[[0;1m/[;32m] [;32m└─[1;34m$[0m cd init [?2004l bash: cd: init: Not a directory

[?2004h]0;julesverne@nevada: / [;32m┌──([1;34mjulesverne㉿nevada[;32m)-[[0;1m/[;32m] [;32m└─[1;34m$[0m cd init[K[K[K[Kmedia [?2004l [?2004h]0;julesverne@nevada: /media [;32m┌──([1;34mjulesverne㉿nevada[;32m)-[[0;1m/media[;32m] [;32m└─[1;34m$[0m ls [?2004l [?2004h]0;julesverne@nevada: /media [;32m┌──([1;34mjulesverne㉿nevada[;32m)-[[0;1m/media[;32m] [;32m└─[1;34m$[0m lscd media[1Pinit/[K [?2004l [?2004h]0;julesverne@nevada: / [;32m┌──([1;34mjulesverne㉿nevada[;32m)-[[0;1m/[;32m] [;32m└─[1;34m$[0m cd home/users/me [?2004l bash: cd: home/users/me: No such file or directory

[?2004h]0;julesverne@nevada: / [;32m┌──([1;34mjulesverne㉿nevada[;32m)-[[0;1m/[;32m] [;32m└─[1;34m$[0m cd home/users/me[1P/me [?2004l bash: cd: home/user/me: No such file or directory

[?2004h]0;julesverne@nevada: / [;32m┌──([1;34mjulesverne㉿nevada[;32m)-[[0;1m/[;32m] [;32m└─[1;34m$[0m cd home/user/me/home/user/me [C[C[C[C[C[C[C[C[C[C[C[C[C[C[C[C[Cs/mecusers/me/users/me [?2004l bash: cd: /home/c/users/me: No such file or directory

[?2004h]0;julesverne@nevada: / [;32m┌──([1;34mjulesverne㉿nevada[;32m)-[[0;1m/[;32m] [;32m└─[1;34m$[0m cd /home/c/users/me[C[1P/me [?2004l bash: cd: /home/c/user/me: No such file or directory

[?2004h]0;julesverne@nevada: / [;32m┌──([1;34mjulesverne㉿nevada[;32m)-[[0;1m/[;32m] [;32m└─[1;34m$[0m cd /home/c/user/me[K[K[K[K[K[K[K[K [?2004l bash: cd: /home/c: No such file or directory

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[?2004h]0;julesverne@nevada: /home [;32m┌──([1;34mjulesverne㉿nevada[;32m)-[[0;1m/home[;32m] [;32m└─[1;34m$[0m lscd /home/julesverne/c [?2004l bash: cd: /home/julesverne/c: No such file or directory

[?2004h]0;julesverne@nevada: /home [;32m┌──([1;34mjulesverne㉿nevada[;32m)-[[0;1m/home[;32m] [;32m└─[1;34m$[0m cd /home/julesverne/c[K[K [?2004l [?2004h]0;julesverne@nevada: ~ [;32m┌──([1;34mjulesverne㉿nevada[;32m)-[[0;1m~[;32m] [;32m└─[1;34m$[0m ls [?2004l cuda_12.9.1_575.57.08_linux.run [0m[01;34mDesktop[0m [01;34mDownloads[0m [01;34mPictures[0m session.log timing.log [01;34mVideos

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[sirredbeard]

Hi @ngoodwill22, what are you trying to run? It's not clear from your issue.

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