Re: XEphem in WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)?
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Thanks for the info. I don't know anything about WSL. I imagined it was already?some minimal?distro assembled by MS. But if you can load any distro you want then, yes, it should be quite simple.
But I have needed a WIndows X server before and I found? worked for me.
Cheers!
Am Mittwoch, 23. Dezember 2020, 21:59:09 CET schrieb Mathias Homann:
> Am Mittwoch, 23. Dezember 2020, 17:57:49 CET schrieb Maxime GOMMEAUX:
> > Dear XEphem enthusiasts,
> >
> > Is it possible (and hopefully, not too difficult) to install and run
> > XEphem
> > in the Windows Subsystem for Linux? Have you ever heard of someone trying
> > this?
>
> should be easy enough - install openSUSE in WSL, install the XEphem RPM from
> OBS, done.
>
>
oh, one thing though: you need an X server on windows and all that - I use
mobaXterm for that. works like a charm - install, open WSL session inside
mobaXterm, run X apps.
Cheers
MH
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