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commands to export DISPLAY on WSL v2 so that X11 applications work. (an option like 'allow public access' is usually required in the x-server settings; use windows firewall to block network traffic)
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env-wsl-v2-x11-server.sh
export WSL_HOST_IP="$(cat /etc/resolv.conf | grep -E '[0-9]{1,3}\.' | cut -d ' ' -f 2)"
export DISPLAY=$WSL_HOST_IP:0
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