kWSL
KDE Neon 6.0 installer for WSL1 or WSL2. (by DesktopECHO)
LiteStep
LiteStep Alternative Shell (by lsdev)
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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.
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
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Easiest way for a Ubuntu desktop interface
Check this out https://github.com/DesktopECHO/kWSL
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Running a GUI from a remote server on WSL.
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.
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WSL1 STOP Error in Windows 11 (MEMORY_MANAGEMENT)
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?
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How To Install Ubuntu On Windows Using Windows Subsystem for Linux (Windows Features)
Ubuntu 20.04 + XFCE 4.16 KDE Neon 5.22 Kali-xRDP
LiteStep
Posts with mentions or reviews of LiteStep.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-08-31.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing kWSL and LiteStep 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.
cairoshell - Cairo is a customizable, intuitive desktop environment for Windows.
Pi-Hole-for-WSL1 - Ad-blocking DNS server for Windows • Unbound pre-configured • Deployment ready in minutes • Does not require hypervisor/docker
wslu - A collection of utilities for Windows Subsystem for Linux
Kali-xRDP - Kali xRDP Remote Desktop for WSL1 & WSL2
FirstRun - When you first run an operating system, there are a few things to do.