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Kang
Kang

Reputation: 85

How can I run Gitk on WSL 2?

How can I run Gitk on WSL 2?

I already installed Gitk in WSL 2.

After I installed Gitk, I tried to run it but it failed with below error log:

application-specific initialization failed: no display name and no $DISPLAY environment variable
Error in startup script: no display name and no $DISPLAY environment variable
    while executing
"load /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtk8.6.so Tk"
    ("package ifneeded Tk 8.6.8" script)
    invoked from within
"package require Tk"
    (file "/usr/bin/gitk" line 10)

Could you help me how can run Gitk on WSL 2?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 5793

Answers (2)

acgabor
acgabor

Reputation: 171

If git is installed on windows, you can find the gitk.exe by typing the following command to windows cmd:

where gitk

you can reach this folder from your wsl by changing the path e.g. from

C:\Git\cmd\gitk.exe

to

/mnt/c/Git/cmd/gitk.exe

and by typing this path to the terminal of your linux distribution, gitk can be opened.

UPDATE:

If you want to open gitk by typing it, you can add the path to ~/.bashrc with the following command (needed only once):

echo 'alias gitk="/mnt/c/Git/cmd/gitk.exe"' >> ~/.bashrc

And after that you can open gitk like:

gitk

Upvotes: 1

Valerio Farias
Valerio Farias

Reputation: 56

You can install and run gitk straight from ubuntu terminal on Windows 11, using apt install.

I've just followed the steps from the following post and it worked: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/tutorials/gui-apps

I had to update not only the graphic driver but also the WSL.

Now, I can use either gitk or any linux app on Windows 11.

Upvotes: 4

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