This utility launches real linux terminals such as gnome-terminal, tilix or xterm through X11, providing a better terminal experience on Windows Subsystem on Linux.
Prerequisites:
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A recent build of Windows 10 with WSL installed
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At least one terminal emulator installed on the WSL Linux distro. For example you may install gnome-terminal on Ubuntu by
sudo apt install gnome-terminal -
Visual Studio 2015 or later. (For C++ 17 filesystem support)
Build:
- The compiler should have C++ 17 support.
- The subsystem option would better be set to WINDOWS (/SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS) to avoid a flashing window on start.
- You may simply use the preconfigured Visual C++ project file TerminalLauncher.vcxproj
Usage:
Terminal
-c disrto terminal #Change WSL distro-launcher and terminal program
-n cmdline #Change launch command-line to cmdline
-i [location] #Install TerminalLauncher to Windows\System32
-s #Show current command line
-x [Command] #Launch with another command