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I want a GUI DE inside wsl, not just server version of the distros, is it possible to add DE flavors besides wsl --install <distros' names>?
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Make the gist in "additional context" section included as official DE flavors of wsl distros --list in wsl --install <distro's name> --DE-flavor parameter maybe?
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- https://eylenburg.github.io/de_comparison.htm
- https://gist.github.com/tdcosta100/e28636c216515ca88d1f2e7a2e188912
Installing components
Installing GUI
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First you select your favorite desktop environment metapackage. Here is a list of the most common metapackages:
| Distro | Desktop Environment | Metapackage |
| Ubuntu | Budgie | ubuntu-budgie-desktop (currently very buggy, I don't recommend using it) |
| GNOME | ubuntu-desktop |
| KDE | kubuntu-desktop |
| Kylin | ubuntukylin-desktop |
| LXDE | lubuntu-desktop |
| MATE | ubuntu-mate-desktop |
| Studio | ubuntustudio-desktop |
| Unity | ubuntu-unity-desktop |
| Xfce | xubuntu-desktop |
| Ubuntu/Debian | Cinnamon | task-cinnamon-desktop |
| GNOME | task-gnome-desktop |
| GNOME Flashback | task-gnome-flashback-desktop |
| KDE Plasma | task-kde-desktop |
| LXDE | task-lxde-desktop |
| LXQt | task-lxqt-desktop |
| MATE | task-mate-desktop |
| Xfce | task-xfce-desktop |
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I want a GUI DE inside wsl, not just server version of the distros, is it possible to add DE flavors besides wsl --install <distros' names>?
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Make the gist in "additional context" section included as official DE flavors of wsl distros --list in wsl --install <distro's name> --DE-flavor parameter maybe?
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Installing components
Installing GUI
First you select your favorite desktop environment metapackage. Here is a list of the most common metapackages:
ubuntu-budgie-desktop(currently very buggy, I don't recommend using it)ubuntu-desktopkubuntu-desktopubuntukylin-desktoplubuntu-desktopubuntu-mate-desktopubuntustudio-desktopubuntu-unity-desktopxubuntu-desktoptask-cinnamon-desktoptask-gnome-desktoptask-gnome-flashback-desktoptask-kde-desktoptask-lxde-desktoptask-lxqt-desktoptask-mate-desktoptask-xfce-desktop