Is it possible to run 2 instances of wsld?
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Description
Hello! I've been using WSLD on Ubuntu 20.04 and it's been working wonderfully! I'm wondering though if it is at all possible to run 2 instances of VcXsrv Server corresponding to 2 different distros?
I'm asking because I'm just recently trying Arch on WSL 2 and as I'm playing around with both instances of WSL, I was wondering if I could make wsld work for both instances simultaneously?
So far, I tried setting the DISPLAY of the first instance (Ubuntu) to =:0 and the 2nd instance (Arch) to =:1, but I could not make it work for the Arch instance.
One thing I checked though is that /tmp/.X0-lock for the Arch instance is not corresponding to the PID of wsld. So I'm assuming I'm doing something wrong with the setup. Or perhaps it's not possible?
Thank you and you have a great day!
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No source files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reproducing the setup with Ubuntu 20.04 and Arch on WSL2, using DISPLAY values :0 and :1 and checking the /tmp/.X0-lock behavior. Done means determining whether two WSL distributions can use separate VcXsrv instances simultaneously, and documenting the supported setup or limitation.
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- Tech stack
- arch-linux, linux, rust, ubuntu
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- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
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- Needs clarification
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