Alex Cochran alexcochran

Full desktop shell in WSL2 using WSLg (XWayland)

Note

If you want to use Wayland in WSLg in a simpler setup, you can try the WSLg (Wayland) tutorial.

In this tutorial, we will setup GUI in WSL2. No additional software outside WSL (like VcXsrv or GWSL) is required. You will find this tutorial very similar to the one that replaces Xorg with Xvnc. Indeed, it's pretty much the same tutorial, with some few changes.

The key component we need to install is the desktop metapackage you want (GNOME, KDE, Xfce, Budgie, etc), and after that, replace the default Xorg by a script that calls Xwayland instead.

For this setup, I will use Ubuntu 24.04, and install GNOME Desktop. Unfortunately older versions of Ubuntu lack some fundamental things, so we cannot reproduce it in older versions (at least not fully). Since the key components aren't bound to Ubuntu or GNOME, you can use your favorite distro and GUI. Check the [Sample screenshot

Why using all-caps acronyms/abbreviations in camel case names is wrong

or, write MyUrlClass, not MyURLClass

Camel case

General Rules:

Each word is capitalized
no spaces
only alphanumeric characters

	#!/usr/bin/env bash
	# IMPORTANT: this script is now part of my dotfiles and maintained there
	# see https://github.com/Diaoul/dotfiles/blob/main/.config/hypr/scripts/workspaces.sh
	set -e

	declare -i last_called=0
	declare -i throttle_by=4

	@throttle() {
	local -i now=$(date +%s)

	#!python

	# Tested with `SC-8110-2D-B` 1d & 2d barcode scanner
	#
	# Inspired by https://github.com/julzhk/usb_barcode_scanner
	# which was inspired by https://www.piddlerintheroot.com/barcode-scanner/
	# https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=55100
	# from 'brechmos' - thank-you!
	#
	# This implementation doesn't directly decode hidraw stream, but uses

	import sys,os
	import curses

	def draw_menu(stdscr):
	k = 0
	cursor_x = 0
	cursor_y = 0

	# Clear and refresh the screen for a blank canvas
	stdscr.clear()

	#!/usr/bin/env python
	"""
	Very simple HTTP server in python (Updated for Python 3.7)

	Usage:

	./dummy-web-server.py -h
	./dummy-web-server.py -l localhost -p 8000

	Send a GET request:

Alex Cochran alexcochran

Full desktop shell in WSL2 using WSLg (XWayland)

Why using all-caps acronyms/abbreviations in camel case names is wrong

Camel case

Upper Camel Case (aka Pascal case)