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Windows batch script to reliably launch gnome-terminal (or another terminal) in WSL
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| tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq vcxsrv.exe" 2>NUL | find /I /N "vcxsrv.exe">NUL | |
| if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" echo X server is running | |
| if not "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" start "" "C:\Program Files\VcXsrv\vcxsrv.exe" :0 -ac -terminate -lesspointer -multiwindow -clipboard -dpi auto | |
| chcp utf8 | |
| ubuntu run "sh -ic 'if [ -z \"$(pidof dbus-launch)\" ]; then export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0; dbus-launch --exit-with-x11; fi;'" | |
| ubuntu run "DISPLAY=:0 gnome-terminal --working-directory=/home/kevin; sleep 1" |
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This script will reliable start VcXsrv (if not running). then start DBus if not running, then finally launch a terminal. The second step avoids a problem where it would only otherwise work by first launching a regular ubuntu instance. Replace 'ubuntu' and the home directory as necessary.