Install Bash on Ubuntu on Windows

1. Open a command prompt as your normal user
2. Run bash


After you have accepted the license, the Ubuntu user mode image will be downloaded, and a “Bash on Ubuntu on Windows” shortcut will be added to your Start Menu.

To launch Bash on Ubuntu Windows, either run bash at a cmd/PowerShell command prompt, or use the Start Menu shortcut.

Graphical Applications

In order to run Linux GUI applications on Bash On Ubuntu on Windows, you must:

1. Install a X server for Windows
2. Configure bash to tell GUIs to use the local X server

Install VcXsrv

In order to run graphical Linux applications, you’ll need an X server.

VcXsrv is the only fully open source and up-do-date native X server for windows.

1. Download and run the latest installer
2. Locate the VcXsrv shortcut in the Start Menu
   1. Right click on it
   2. Select More>Open file location
   3. Copy the VcXsrv shortcut file
3. Paste the shortcut in %appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
4. Launch VcXsrv for the first time

You may receive a prompt to allow it through your firewall. Cancel/deny this request! Otherwise, other computers on your network could access the server.

A X icon will appear in your system tray.

Configure bash to use the local X server

1. In bash run:
   echo "export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0" >> ~/.bashrc
2. To have the configuration changes take effect, restart bash, or run:
   . ~/.bashrc

Test a graphical application

1. Install x11-apps
sudo apt-get install x11-apps
2. Run xeyes

A new window will open, containing a pair of eyes that will follow your mouse movements.

Source:

How to run graphical Linux applications on Windows 10 using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)