Running docker GUI Apps in WLS2

Make sure you are using Windows 10 ( build 19044 or later ) or Windows 11

upgrade WSL to grabe the latest (WSLg)[https://github.com/microsoft/wslg] update.

# from an elevated command prompt or powershell.
wsl --update

# restart WSL
wsl --shutdown 

Ceate Dockefile with bellow content:

FROM ubuntu

RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install \
    gedit \
    && apt-get clean && apt-get autoclean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

CMD ["gedit"]

build and Run .. Enjoy :)

docker build . -t guitest

docker run -it -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix \
            -v /mnt/wslg:/mnt/wslg \
            -e DISPLAY=:0 \
            -e WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-0 \
            -e XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/mnt/wslg/runtime-dir \
            -e PULSE_SERVER/mnt/wslg/PulseServer \
            guitest

for running Chome Browser:

FROM ubuntu

RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install wget \ 
  && wget -q https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb \
  && apt-get install -y ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb \
  && apt install --fix-broken -y \
  && apt-get clean && apt-get autoclean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
  && rm google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb


CMD ["google-chrome","--no-sandbox"]

# build
docker build . -t chrome

# run
docker run -it -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix \
            -v /mnt/wslg:/mnt/wslg \
            -e DISPLAY=:0 \
            -e WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-0 \
            -e XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/mnt/wslg/runtime-dir \
            -e PULSE_SERVER/mnt/wslg/PulseServer \
            chrome