with wsl we can run multiple linux distributions from windows itself, this would be interesting and pretty useful in developing apps for multiple platforms (such as openoffice)
seems wsl is already being considered widely for running linux based apps from windows Ex: https://backstage.io/docs/getting-started/configuration#prerequisites looking forward to progress on this On Sat, Jul 8, 2023 at 1:35 PM Matthias Seidel <matthias.sei...@hamburg.de> wrote: > Hi Peter, > > Am 08.07.23 um 05:41 schrieb Peter Kovacs: > > [1] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/tutorials/gui-apps > > Nice find! > > I knew about X11, but support for Wayland was new to me. > > Maybe I will try it... ;-) > > Regards, > > Matthias > > > > > Am 22.06.23 um 10:51 schrieb Matthias Seidel: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Am 22.06.23 um 08:14 schrieb DurgaPrasad Potnuru: > >>> Hi Keith > >>> Bit curious. WSL2 is command line, how would you be checking the > >>> desktop > >>> app on the same? > >> WSL2 is capable to run graphical Linux applications. > >> > >> At least simple ones, like gedit or gtkhash run on my Windows 10. I > >> would be curious if AOO would even start... > > > > according to Microsoft documendtation you can run gimp. see [1] > > > > worth a try > > > > > >> > >> But for real testing I recommend virtual machines with standard Linux > >> distributions. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Matthias > >> > >>> On Thu, 22 Jun, 2023, 1:35 am Keith N. McKenna, > >>> <keith.mcke...@comcast.net> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> I have been considering WSL2 on a Windows 11 system to be able to > >>>> better > >>>> contribute to the QA process by having a Linux version of AOO to run > >>>> Bugzilla entries against as well as my Windows system. > >>>> > >>>> If anyone has any experience with WSL I would be interested in hearing > >>>> about any pros and cons anyone has had with it > >>>> > >>>> Regards > >>>> Keith > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >>>> > >>>> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > >
