├── .gitignore
├── README.md
├── i3win.png
├── invisible.vbs
├── launch_xsrv.bat
├── matewin.png
├── run_app.bat
└── run_app_no_console.bat


/.gitignore:
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1 | tmp.bat
2 | *.lnk
3 | *~
4 | 


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/README.md:
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 1 | # Launch Linux GUI applications / window managers on Windows
 2 | 
 3 | Scripts to launch GUI applications / window managers installed on a Linux distribution from Windows Store.
 4 | 
 5 | Requires VcXsrv installed in %programfiles% (e.g. C:\Program Files\VcXsrv).
 6 | 
 7 | ## Features
 8 | 
 9 | - checks if X server is running and automatically launches one
10 | - option to hide cmd window
11 | 
12 | ## Syntax
13 | 
14 | `run_app.bat/run_app_no_console.bat app_to_lauch window_mode screen_number bash_path pause_cmd_window_at_exit vcxsrv_executable`
15 | 
16 | Defaults:
17 | - `app_to_launch:               xterm`
18 | - `window_mode:                 multiwindow`
19 | - `screen_number:               0`
20 | - `bash_path:                   %systemroot%\system32\bash.exe`
21 | - `pause_cmd_window_at_exit:    false`
22 | - `vcxsrv_executable:           vcxsrv.exe`
23 | 
24 | ## Tip
25 | 
26 | For high-DPI displays tick "Override high DPI scaling behavior" and select "Application" in "Compatibility" tab of vcxsrv.exe properties.
27 | 
28 | ## Examples
29 | 
30 | It is convenient to create a shortcut to either `run_app.bat` or `run_app_no_console.bat`, with "Start in" parameter set to this repository directory and "Target" parameter specifying application to launch, e.g.:
31 | 
32 | - urxvt terminal on Ubuntu: `cmd /C %userprofile%\projects\WSL-launch-GUI\run_app_no_console.bat urxvt multiwindow 0`
33 | - i3 on Ubuntu: `cmd /C %userprofile%\projects\WSL-launch-GUI\run_app_no_console.bat i3 nodecoration 1`
34 | - mate on openSUSE: `cmd /C %userprofile%\projects\WSL-launch-GUI\run_app_no_console.bat mate-session nodecoration 2 %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\openSUSE-42.exe`
35 | 
36 | ![i3](i3win.png)
37 | 
38 | ![mate](matewin.png)
39 | 
40 | 


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/i3win.png:
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/invisible.vbs:
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1 | CreateObject("Wscript.Shell").Run """" & WScript.Arguments(0) & """", 0, False


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/launch_xsrv.bat:
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1 | @echo off
2 | 
3 | set xsrvexec=%1
4 | set dispnum=%2
5 | set windowmode=%3
6 | 
7 | start "Xserver" /D "%programfiles%\VcXsrv" %xsrvexec% :%dispnum% -ac -terminate -lesspointer -%windowmode% -clipboard -wgl
8 | 
9 | exit


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/matewin.png:
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kbobrowski/WSL-launch-GUI/b2a01e35e29047361c29830b17cfdc1d172ca5c0/matewin.png


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/run_app.bat:
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 1 | @echo off
 2 | 
 3 | set command=%1
 4 | set windowmode=%2
 5 | set dispnum=%3
 6 | set bash=%4
 7 | set pause=%5
 8 | set vcxsrvexec=%6
 9 | 
10 | IF "%command%"=="" (
11 |   set command=xterm
12 | )
13 | 
14 | IF "%windowmode%"=="" (
15 |   set windowmode=multiwindow
16 | )
17 | 
18 | IF "%pause%"=="" (
19 |   set pause=false
20 | )
21 | 
22 | IF "%dispnum%"=="" (
23 |   set dispnum=0
24 | )
25 | 
26 | IF "%bash%"=="" (
27 |   set bash=%systemroot%\system32\bash.exe
28 | )
29 | 
30 | IF "%vcxsrvexec%"=="" (
31 |   set vcxsrvexec=vcxsrv.exe
32 | )
33 | 
34 | set disp=localhost:%dispnum%.0
35 | set pth=%cd%\launch_xsrv.bat %vcxsrvexec% %dispnum% %windowmode%
36 | set pth=%pth:\=\\\\%
37 | 
38 | %bash% -c "export DISPLAY=%disp% && if ! xdpyinfo -display %disp% > /dev/null 2>&1; then /mnt/c/Windows/System32/cmd.exe /C %pth%; fi; %command%"
39 | 
40 | IF %pause%==true (
41 |   pause
42 | )
43 | 
44 | exit


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/run_app_no_console.bat:
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1 | @echo off
2 | 
3 | echo @echo off > tmp.bat
4 | echo %cd%\run_app.bat %* >> tmp.bat
5 | echo exit >> tmp.bat
6 | 
7 | wscript.exe "%cd%\invisible.vbs" "%cd%\tmp.bat" 
8 | 
9 | exit


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