kWSL vs FirstRun

kWSL

KDE Neon 6.0 installer for WSL1 or WSL2. (by DesktopECHO)

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FirstRun

When you first run an operating system, there are a few things to do. (by NatoBoram)

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kWSL		FirstRun
	Project
7	Mentions	1
145	Stars	3
-	Growth	-
6.6	Activity	4.7
5 days ago	Latest Commit	3 months ago
Batchfile	Language	Batchfile
-	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

kWSL

Posts with mentions or reviews of kWSL. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-28.

XRDP with H.264 codec brings immense performance boost
3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 28 Oct 2023
Easiest way for a Ubuntu desktop interface
1 project | /r/bashonubuntuonwindows | 21 Dec 2021

Check this out https://github.com/DesktopECHO/kWSL
Running a GUI from a remote server on WSL.
1 project | /r/bashonubuntuonwindows | 7 Sep 2021

If you want to try another method for remote access, you could install kWSL (KDE Neon) and enable Chrome Remote Desktop, which is pre-installed.
WSL1 STOP Error in Windows 11 (MEMORY_MANAGEMENT)
1 project | /r/bashonubuntuonwindows | 5 Sep 2021

In Windows 11 on WSL1 - I can run kWSL for seconds (or hours) at a time but Windows 11 inevitably throws a G/BSOD. I suspect one of the Oibaf packages was provoking the bugcheck but I never got too far troubleshooting it.
What has been your experience with alternative shells?
3 projects | /r/windows | 31 Aug 2021
How To Install Ubuntu On Windows Using Windows Subsystem for Linux (Windows Features)
5 projects | /r/bashonubuntuonwindows | 29 Aug 2021

Ubuntu 20.04 + XFCE 4.16 KDE Neon 5.22 Kali-xRDP

FirstRun

Posts with mentions or reviews of FirstRun. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-10.

A script for quickly setting up a development environment on the new Macbook.
2 projects | /r/github | 10 Oct 2022

What are some alternatives?

When comparing kWSL and FirstRun you can also consider the following projects:

xWSL - Installer script for Ubuntu 22.04/24.04 with XFCE 4.18 desktop in WSL. Does not require hypervisor, container, or X11 server.

ThemePatcher - This tool lets you unlock all the paid themes, fonts and wallpapers for free from the Theme store in any Oppo/Realme/Oneplus device.

Pi-Hole-for-WSL1 - Ad-blocking DNS server for Windows • Unbound pre-configured • Deployment ready in minutes • Does not require hypervisor/docker

minesweepers - Minesweepers implemented using Compose Multiplatform for Android, iOS and Desktop.

wslu - A collection of utilities for Windows Subsystem for Linux

gopeed - A modern download manager that supports all platforms. Built with Golang and Flutter.

LiteStep - LiteStep Alternative Shell

macbook - A script for quickly setting up a development environment on the new Macbook.

cairoshell - Cairo is a customizable, intuitive desktop environment for Windows.

air-controller-desktop - A new handy and powerful Android phone assistant， powered by Flutter.

Kali-xRDP - Kali xRDP Remote Desktop for WSL1 & WSL2

Device-Security-Guidance-Configuration-Packs - This repository contains policy packs which can be used by system management software to configure device platforms (such as Windows 10 and iOS) in accordance with NCSC device security guidance. These configurations are aimed primarily at government and other medium/large organisations.