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install and run **LINUX** sublime text 3 on Windows 10 Linux Subsystem "Ubuntu bash"
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/sublime-text-3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sublime-text-installer

run /opt/sublime_text/sublime_text or sudo ln -s /opt/sublime_text/sublime_text /usr/local/bin/subl

with ubuntu bash on Windows 10 and Xming:

DISPLAY=:0 /opt/sublime_text/sublime_text

remove:

sudo apt-get remove sublime-text-installer

file manager:

sudo apt-get install PCManFM
DISPLAY=:0 pcmanfm
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davo417 commented Feb 19, 2021

I just install Sublime on Windows, then create an symlink of wsl2 home on windows like this \\wsl$\<distro>\home\<username> and I'm able to edit files and forders inside of the wsl2 filesystem securely, tihs is the way that Microsoft advise. Hope it helps...

@kamaroly
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alias subl='"/mnt/c/Program Files/Sublime Text 3/subl.exe"' worked for me

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SRIME commented Nov 21, 2021

If it didnt work try this

alias subl='"/mnt/c/Program Files/Sublime Text/subl.exe"'

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