WSL2 cannot connect X server (VcXSrv) to bash console like I've always done in wsl1

[ldonofriopq]

Version

19042.1237

WSL Version

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

5.10.16

Distro Version

ubuntu 20.04

Other Software

VcXsrv version 1.20.9.0

Repro Steps

https://www.tinyurl.com/donofrioworkremmina2020 is the repo steps for staging a wsl1 ubuntu 18.04 I removed screen/ubunutu desktop/snapd then do-release-upgrade, convert from wsl1 to wsl2 then your unable to connect to x server (yes I've opened up defender still no difference, yes I've followed https://gist.github.com/alextsil/f8d861b8a2fc766c06aefc0c35c083ee and still no joy.

Expected Behavior

would expect this to work as it did in wsl1

Actual Behavior

ldonofri@FXR32R2:~$ sudo service cron start && sudo service cups start && sudo service dbus start && startxfce4
[sudo] password for ldonofri:

• Starting periodic command scheduler cron [ OK ]
• Starting Common Unix Printing System cupsd [ OK ]
• system message bus already started; not starting.
  /usr/bin/startxfce4: X server already running on display localhost:0.0
  xrdb: Connection refused
  xrdb: Can't open display 'localhost:0.0'
  dbus-daemon[4489]: [session uid=1000 pid=4489] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.0' (uid=1000 pid=4553 comm="systemctl --user list-jobs ")
  dbus-daemon[4489]: [session uid=1000 pid=4489] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
  Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
  xfce4-session: Cannot open display: .
  Type 'xfce4-session --help' for usage.

Diagnostic Logs

No response

[craigloewen-msft]

I see that you're using localhost here, and you're using a WSL 2 distro. To access a Windows server from Linux you'll need to use the /etc/resolv.conf nameserver value.

Full details here on our docs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/networking#accessing-windows-networking-apps-from-linux-host-ip

And sample community instructions on how to set up your XServer for WSL 2 here: https://medium.com/javarevisited/using-wsl-2-with-x-server-linux-on-windows-a372263533c3

This should resolve you! If it doesn't please mention me in this thread so I can reopen it. :)

[ldonofriopq]

@craigloewen-msft - no difference, it seems resolv.conf is always messed up. regardless of that there is no change in results from this 2020 guide. I am not"trying to access windows server from linux" in this writeup I used that to show you the steps to reproduce this issue. I am trying to get a windows 10 workstation with wsl 2 and ubuntu 20.04 installed to allow/use a x server (in this case it its VcXsrv) that used to work great for four years with wsl1 this is a wsl2 issue and I would like advice not just lmgtfy replies. thank you for your time and assistance with this issue.

[ldonofriopq]

still unable to connect to VcXsrv, even with firewall rule in place, any other suggestions?