MS-Terminal X11 support using WSL-G
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I've posted a complete write up in this ticket:
https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/13041
I am hoping for a method to start WSL-G non-interactively inside Ms-Terminal.
Describe the solution you'd like
I'd like to be able to use WLSG X11 forwarding using microsoft-ssh with microsoft-terminal to a remote host.
Describe alternatives you've considered
I describe my solution to this in @microsoft/terminal/issues/13041
Additional context
Please merge this issue with @microsoft/terminal/issues/13041
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First steps
- 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
Start with the complete write-up in microsoft/terminal#13041, then review how WSL-G is started and how microsoft-ssh and Microsoft Terminal handle X11 forwarding. Done means a decided, documented path for starting WSL-G non-interactively and using its X11 forwarding to a remote host.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- desktop-dev, networking, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100