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            <h1>Install a Desktop Environment on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)</h1>
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	<li>Download VcXsrv <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
	<li>Install VcXsrv</li>
	<li>Launch WSL environment</li>
	<li>Run the following commands in the WSL terminal to install the lightweight LXDE desktop environment
	<div class="codeBlock">sudo apt-get install lxde<br />
	export DISPLAY=:0<br />
	export LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1</div>
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	<li>Run VcXsrv</li>
	<li>Select how to display the Linux environment (Windowed, Full Screen, etc)</li>
	<li>Select No Client</li>
	<li>Click Next to accept the default values</li>
	<li>Click the Save Configuration button and save the .xlaunch configuration file</li>
	<li>Click Finish</li>
	<li>Back in the WSL terminal run the following command to launch the LXDE desktop environment
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	<li>Enjoy your Linux desktop environment running natively on Windows</li>
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