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  1. Bug #1853343
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Comment 0 for bug 1853343

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Balint Reczey (rbalint) wrote : Please detect sound and X server in WSL2, too

[Impact]

 * Ubuntu in WSL2 does not detect the PulseAudio or X11 server running on Windows. Detecting them is easy and doing so improves the setup experience.

[Test Case] (Run once in WSL1 and once in WSL2)

 * Install and start PulseAudio for Windows ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WSL#Enabling_Sound )
 * Install and start an X11 server for Windows ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WSL#Running_Graphical_Applications )
 * Start the Ubuntu WSL terminal
 * Make sure pulseaudio is not installed:
   $ pulseaudio

   Command 'pulseaudio' not found, but can be installed with:

   apt install pulseaudio

 * Install mpg321 and x11-utils inside Ubuntu and run xeyes and play an MP3 file
   $ sudo apt install x11-utils mpg321
   $ xeyes
   $ mpg321 foo.mp3

 * Install pulseaudio
   $ sudo apt install pulseaudio
 * Close all Ubuntu WSL sessions
 * Start the Ubuntu WSL terminal again
 * Play an MP3 again, it should still work

[Regression Potential]

 * Since the detection takes place in setting the profile mistakes in the implementation may trigger errors show to the users on login. Detecting X and PulseAudio may also break in WSL1 with the changed detection logic, but tests include verifying that this still works.