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Last I checked, I couldn't run any X apps under WSL.

You can, you just need an X server set up on Windows, and the DISPLAY variable configured.

As ac said - use something like X410 for xserver in windows and in wsl set: export DISPLAY=:0

for other approaches see:

Thanks!

I'll be very happy the day I can

  sudo apt install lyx gnuplot octave octave-forge darktable gimp fluxbox

on a windows box, and have my workplace spring to life, all dependencies handled.

I'm very glad to hear that wsl has a viable display export -- the next time I have occasion to use a Windows 10 box, I'll give it a try.