This post is a tutorial on how to set up a working ROS development environment within Windows (complete with GUI support) utilizing the new Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2).
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Setting up ROS in Windows through WSL
This is a (relatively) quick walk-through on setting up a functional ROS on Windows environment using WSL. It took me a bit of trial and error to get here so I thought I'd put it all in one place.
Jack Kawell 