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dhimes
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GWSL: Run graphical Linux apps in WSL
uh oh. I intend to use only external HDs on my new box (the SSD HD is small) and if I can't mount a USB it ain't gonna work.
I can do it fine in WSL1.
folkrav
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WSL2 is backed by an actual virtual machine, so it comes with the limitations of its hypervisor (Hyper-V). Hyper-V doesn't support full USB passthrough. AFAIK it does support passing down USB volumes though.
uponcoffee
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You can mount partitions/drives but something like a yubikey, mic, etc you can't right now
dhimes
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Ah, ok. I was trying to follow a support thread and it wasn't clear about that. It made it sound like WSL2 didn't support USB at all.
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I can do it fine in WSL1.