Microsoft has launched support for graphical and audio Linux apps under the Windows Subsystem for Linux—although the new feature is only available in the Dev channel of Insider builds, for now. The new feature is nicknamed WSLg, and it includes both X and PulseAudio servers. . We gave WSLg some limited testing today, and it performed rather well. After running apt install firefox in the WSL2/Ubuntu terminal, we ran an Ubuntu-flavored web browser and played several videos on YouTube. We don't necessarily recommend you base your next HTPC on WSLg—but the videos were watchable, with decent frame rate and non-skipping audio. (We tested WSLg with a Ryzen 5 Pro 2500U-powered Minisforum UM250 Mini-PC.) . Trials demonstrated WSLg's ability to run visual Linux applications seamlessly on Windows 10, showing encouraging performance for upcoming adoption.. Graphical Linux Apps, WSLg Performance, Linux on Windows, Windows Subsystem Testing. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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