wsl cli method to start WSL-G without interactive login
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Describe the solution you'd like
I would like to be able to use X11 remote forwarding by starting WSL-G without an interactive WSL-2 login
Describe alternatives you've considered
Meditation. Yoga. Stepping away from the keyboard.
Additional context
please assign somebody to review/comment on https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/13041 and/or https://github.com/microsoft/wslg/issues/730
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No repository files or tests are named. Start by reviewing the linked WSLg and Windows Terminal issues, then trace the existing WSL CLI startup path. Done means defining and implementing a documented way to start WSL-G without an interactive WSL 2 login and confirming X11 remote forwarding works.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100