WSL2

Though all the tools are working under the Windows Subsystem for Linux, Docker and graphical applications only work as long as you are using version 2 of WSL and your Windows 10 is at least build 19044 (no restrictions with Windows 11).

NB: The following commands are all to be issued from a Windows command-prompt, not a Linux shell.

First, make sure that your WSL is up-to-date (and supports graphical applications):

wsl --update

Here is how to switch WSL to version 2 as default by running the following command:

wsl --set-default-version 2

You can view all your current images and what WSL version they are using with the following command:

wsl --list -v

If you want to switch an existing image (e.g., Ubuntu-22.04) to version 2, then you can run the following command:

wsl --set-version Ubuntu-22.04 2

Advanced configuration#

For more information on how to configure WSL2, please see here.