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But this question didn't even ask about WSLg (which I agree is a feature of Windows 11), or even Windows 11, or Insider. It was asking about a specifical problem with a different technique for running Linux graphical apps on Windows 10 with WSL2.

If it was asking about a different technique that certainly wasn’t clear. In fact it received an answer, before it was closed, that indicated the feature they wanted to use only existed in Windows 11.

I've been trying to install graphical apps on wsl for 2 months now without success using xLaunch and I haven't found any working solution yet

This suggests the author is attempting to launch a Linux application within Windows 11 that has a graphical interface and thus would require Windows 11.

Certainly there are workarounds, but there are existing questions from before WSLg existed, that provided solutions to that problem. Which ultimately would still make the question a duplicate, however, the specific use of the word graphical makes it apparent that user was talking about trying to leverage WSLg capability.

Should a question be closed just because one answer is to upgrade to Windows 11?

Strictly speaking, a question that already has been answered, should be closed.

There are other, more helpful answers possible, especially when many people can't upgrade to Windows 11 (either due to hardware or workplace limitations).

Those other answers also already exist and should simply be added to the list of duplicates.

Specifically, regarding this question -- Just because one answer is the same as to another question doesn't mean that there aren't additional answers (that wouldn't apply to the duplicate) that wouldn't be perfectly valid (and more useful) here.

That is literally the definition of a duplicate question. Duplicates have less to do with the question that was asked, and more about the answers, to that duplicate question. We try to avoid answering the same question, in multiple different locations, thus allowing single collection of answers to a question be in the same location (question).

I will add these answers to the list of duplicates to the question of at hand.

But I would prefer going through the "more lenient" process of proposing/flag duplicates first, rather than the gold-badge-hammer based on (what I hope we can agree is) a bad "duplicate" reason.

The author who submitted an answer, to the question at hand, also has a gold badge in Windows 10 and could vote to reopen themselves. I suspect there are existing questions, with existing answers, that already answer the question at hand.

This isn’t to say that I don’t necessarily disagree that the question at hand isn’t a duplicate, of the particular question, I initially selected. I just disagree that question should be reopened, thus allowing yet another answer, on how to run a graphical application, when that question most definitely has already been answered.

However, willing to see what will be submitted, probably going to be extremely disappointed? if I see any solution that already has been provided by existing answer.

  This meta question most certainly was unnecessary, the user who submitted the answer to the question at hand, also has a gold badge in Windows 10 and could have reopened the question. They also disagreed with the closure of the question.

But this question didn't even ask about WSLg (which I agree is a feature of Windows 11), or even Windows 11, or Insider. It was asking about a specific problem with a different technique for running Linux graphical apps on Windows 10 with WSL2.

If it was asking about a different technique that certainly wasn’t clear. In fact, it received an answer before it was closed, that indicated the feature they wanted to use only existed in Windows 11.

I've been trying to install graphical apps on wsl for 2 months now without success using xLaunch and I haven't found any working solution yet

This suggests the author is attempting to launch a Linux application within Windows 11 that has a graphical interface and thus would require Windows 11.

Certainly, there are workarounds, but there are existing questions from before WSLg existed, that provide solutions to that problem. This ultimately would still make the question a duplicate, however, the specific use of the word graphical makes it apparent that the user was talking about trying to leverage WSLg capability.

Should a question be closed just because one answer is to upgrade to Windows 11?

Strictly speaking, a question that already has been answered, should be closed.

There are other, more helpful answers possible, especially when many people can't upgrade to Windows 11 (either due to hardware or workplace limitations).

Those other answers also already exist and should simply be added to the list of duplicates.

Specifically, regarding this question -- Just because one answer is the same as to another question doesn't mean that there aren't additional answers (that wouldn't apply to the duplicate) that wouldn't be perfectly valid (and more useful) here.

That is literally the definition of a duplicate question. Duplicates have less to do with the question that was asked, and more about the answers, to that duplicate question. We try to avoid answering the same question, in multiple different locations, thus allowing a single collection of answers to a question to be in the same location (question).

I will add these answers to the list of duplicates to the question at hand.

But I would prefer going through the "more lenient" process of proposing/flag duplicates first, rather than the gold-badge-hammer based on (what I hope we can agree is) a bad "duplicate" reason.

The author who submitted an answer, to the question at hand, also has a gold badge in Windows 10 and could vote to reopen themselves. I suspect there are existing questions, with existing answers, that already answer the question at hand.

This isn’t to say that I don’t necessarily disagree that the question at hand isn’t a duplicate, of the particular question, I initially selected. I just disagree that the question should be reopened, thus allowing yet another answer, on how to run a graphical application, when that question most definitely has already been answered.

I am willing to see what will be submitted, of course, I suspect I will be extremely disappointed by seeing any solution that already has been provided by the existing answer. This meta-question most certainly was unnecessary, the user who submitted the answer to the question at hand, also has a gold badge in Windows 10 and could have reopened the question. They also disagreed with the closure of the question.

But this question didn't even ask about WSLg (which I agree is a feature of Windows 11), or even Windows 11, or Insider. It was asking about a specifical problem with a different technique for running Linux graphical apps on Windows 10 with WSL2.

If it was asking about a different technique that certainly wasn’t clear. In fact it received an answer, before it was closed, that indicated the feature they wanted to use only existed in Windows 11.

I've been trying to install graphical apps on wsl for 2 months now without success using xLaunch and I haven't found any working solution yet

This suggests the author is attempting to launch a Linux application within Windows 11 that has a graphical interface and thus would require Windows 11.

Certainly there are workarounds, but there are existing questions from before WSLg existed, that provided solutions to that problem. Which ultimately would still make the question a duplicate, however, the specific use of the word graphical makes it apparent that user was talking about trying to leverage WSLg capability.

Should a question be closed just because one answer is to upgrade to Windows 11?

Strictly speaking, a question that already has been answered, should be closed.

There are other, more helpful answers possible, especially when many people can't upgrade to Windows 11 (either due to hardware or workplace limitations).

Those other answers also already exist and should simply be added to the list of duplicates.

Specifically, regarding this question -- Just because one answer is the same as to another question doesn't mean that there aren't additional answers (that wouldn't apply to the duplicate) that wouldn't be perfectly valid (and more useful) here.

That is literally the definition of a duplicate question. Duplicates have less to do with the question that was asked, and more about the answers, to that duplicate question. We try to avoid answering the same question, in multiple different locations, thus allowing single collection of answers to a question be in the same location (question).

I will add these answers to the list of duplicates to the question of at hand.

But I would prefer going through the "more lenient" process of proposing/flag duplicates first, rather than the gold-badge-hammer based on (what I hope we can agree is) a bad "duplicate" reason.

The author who submitted an answer, to the question at hand, also has a gold badge in Windows 10 and could vote to reopen themselves. I suspect there are existing questions, with existing answers, that already answer the question at hand.

This isn’t to say that I don’t necessarily disagree that the question at hand isn’t a duplicate, of the particular question, I initially selected. I just disagree that question should be reopened, thus allowing yet another answer, on how to run a graphical application, when that question most definitely has already been answered.

It doesn’t help that the one answer it did receive said “upgrade to Windows 11”, had that answer provided additional solutions, I might not have flagged it as a duplicate.

But this question didn't even ask about WSLg (which I agree is a feature of Windows 11), or even Windows 11, or Insider. It was asking about a specifical problem with a different technique for running Linux graphical apps on Windows 10 with WSL2.

If it was asking about a different technique that certainly wasn’t clear. In fact it received an answer, before it was closed, that indicated the feature they wanted to use only existed in Windows 11.

I've been trying to install graphical apps on wsl for 2 months now without success using xLaunch and I haven't found any working solution yet

This suggests the author is attempting to launch a Linux application within Windows 11 that has a graphical interface and thus would require Windows 11.

Certainly there are workarounds, but there are existing questions from before WSLg existed, that provided solutions to that problem. Which ultimately would still make the question a duplicate, however, the specific use of the word graphical makes it apparent that user was talking about trying to leverage WSLg capability.

Should a question be closed just because one answer is to upgrade to Windows 11?

Strictly speaking, a question that already has been answered, should be closed.

There are other, more helpful answers possible, especially when many people can't upgrade to Windows 11 (either due to hardware or workplace limitations).

Those other answers also already exist and should simply be added to the list of duplicates.

Specifically, regarding this question -- Just because one answer is the same as to another question doesn't mean that there aren't additional answers (that wouldn't apply to the duplicate) that wouldn't be perfectly valid (and more useful) here.

That is literally the definition of a duplicate question. Duplicates have less to do with the question that was asked, and more about the answers, to that duplicate question. We try to avoid answering the same question, in multiple different locations, thus allowing single collection of answers to a question be in the same location (question).

I will add these answers to the list of duplicates to the question of at hand.

But I would prefer going through the "more lenient" process of proposing/flag duplicates first, rather than the gold-badge-hammer based on (what I hope we can agree is) a bad "duplicate" reason.

The author who submitted an answer, to the question at hand, also has a gold badge in Windows 10 and could vote to reopen themselves. I suspect there are existing questions, with existing answers, that already answer the question at hand.

This isn’t to say that I don’t necessarily disagree that the question at hand isn’t a duplicate, of the particular question, I initially selected. I just disagree that question should be reopened, thus allowing yet another answer, on how to run a graphical application, when that question most definitely has already been answered.

However, willing to see what will be submitted, probably going to be extremely disappointed? if I see any solution that already has been provided by existing answer.

This meta question most certainly was unnecessary, the user who submitted the answer to the question at hand, also has a gold badge in Windows 10 and could have reopened the question. They also disagreed with the closure of the question.

But this question didn't even ask about WSLg (which I agree is a feature of Windows 11), or even Windows 11, or Insider. It was asking about a specifical problem with a different technique for running Linux graphical apps on Windows 10 with WSL2.

If it was asking about a different technique that certainly wasn’t clear. In fact it received an answer, before it was closed, that indicated the feature they wanted to use only existed in Windows 11.

I've been trying to install graphical apps on wsl for 2 months now without success using xLaunch and I haven't found any working solution yet

This suggests the author is attempting to launch a Linux application within Windows 11 that has a graphical interface and thus would require Windows 11.

Certainly there are workarounds, but there are existing questions from before WSLg existed, that provided solutions to that problem. Which ultimately would still make the question a duplicate, however, the specific use of the word graphical makes it apparent that user was talking about trying to leverage WSLg capability.

Should a question be closed just because one answer is to upgrade to Windows 11?

Strictly speaking, a question that already has been answered, should be closed.

There are other, more helpful answers possible, especially when many people can't upgrade to Windows 11 (either due to hardware or workplace limitations).

Those other answers also already exist and should simply be added to the list of duplicates.

Specifically, regarding this question -- Just because one answer is the same as to another question doesn't mean that there aren't additional answers (that wouldn't apply to the duplicate) that wouldn't be perfectly valid (and more useful) here.

That is literally the definition of a duplicate question. Duplicates have less to do with the question that was asked, and more about the answers, to that duplicate question. We try to avoid answering the same question, in multiple different locations, thus allowing single collection of answers to a question be in the same location (question).

I will add these answers to the list of duplicates to the question of at hand.

But I would prefer going through the "more lenient" process of proposing/flag duplicates first, rather than the gold-badge-hammer based on (what I hope we can agree is) a bad "duplicate" reason.

The author who submitted an answer, to the question at hand, also has a gold badge in Windows 10 and could vote to reopen themselves. I suspect there are existing questions, with existing answers, that already answer the question at hand.

But this question didn't even ask about WSLg (which I agree is a feature of Windows 11), or even Windows 11, or Insider. It was asking about a specifical problem with a different technique for running Linux graphical apps on Windows 10 with WSL2.

If it was asking about a different technique that certainly wasn’t clear. In fact it received an answer, before it was closed, that indicated the feature they wanted to use only existed in Windows 11.

I've been trying to install graphical apps on wsl for 2 months now without success using xLaunch and I haven't found any working solution yet

This suggests the author is attempting to launch a Linux application within Windows 11 that has a graphical interface and thus would require Windows 11.

Certainly there are workarounds, but there are existing questions from before WSLg existed, that provided solutions to that problem. Which ultimately would still make the question a duplicate, however, the specific use of the word graphical makes it apparent that user was talking about trying to leverage WSLg capability.

Should a question be closed just because one answer is to upgrade to Windows 11?

Strictly speaking, a question that already has been answered, should be closed.

There are other, more helpful answers possible, especially when many people can't upgrade to Windows 11 (either due to hardware or workplace limitations).

Those other answers also already exist and should simply be added to the list of duplicates.

Specifically, regarding this question -- Just because one answer is the same as to another question doesn't mean that there aren't additional answers (that wouldn't apply to the duplicate) that wouldn't be perfectly valid (and more useful) here.

That is literally the definition of a duplicate question. Duplicates have less to do with the question that was asked, and more about the answers, to that duplicate question. We try to avoid answering the same question, in multiple different locations, thus allowing single collection of answers to a question be in the same location (question).

I will add these answers to the list of duplicates to the question of at hand.

But I would prefer going through the "more lenient" process of proposing/flag duplicates first, rather than the gold-badge-hammer based on (what I hope we can agree is) a bad "duplicate" reason.

The author who submitted an answer, to the question at hand, also has a gold badge in Windows 10 and could vote to reopen themselves. I suspect there are existing questions, with existing answers, that already answer the question at hand.

This isn’t to say that I don’t necessarily disagree that the question at hand isn’t a duplicate, of the particular question, I initially selected. I just disagree that question should be reopened, thus allowing yet another answer, on how to run a graphical application, when that question most definitely has already been answered.

It doesn’t help that the one answer it did receive said “upgrade to Windows 11”, had that answer provided additional solutions, I might not have flagged it as a duplicate.