From 8dc03683e1503909c6de1bc2668052da1e0b9066 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: KimJammer <41841812+kimjammer@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2021 21:42:37 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] readme - Instructions to use WSLg's built-in X11 server Add instructions for using correct DISPLAY value and X-11 socket mount point to use WSLg's built-in X11 server on Windows 11. --- README.md | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2b17614..00be8d8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1184,9 +1184,16 @@ Running Docker-OSX on windows is possible just in WSL2 (Windows, Ubuntu). Ensure KVM is enabled and `x11-apps` is installed. -to void troubles related to docker daemons on WLS 2, use Docker on Windows, and extern it to your distro. +To void troubles related to docker daemons on WLS 2, use Docker on Windows, and extern it to your distro. See Docker Docs for the complete detail setup [here](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/wsl/) +#### Using WSLg + +To use WSLg's built in X11 server, change these two lines to point Docker-OSX to it. + +`-e "DISPLAY=${DISPLAY:-:0}" \` +`-v /mnt/wslg/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix \` + See more in-depth discussion [here](https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX/issues/17) and [here](https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX/issues/60).