# Installing on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

**URL:** <https://community.mrtrix.org/t/installing-on-windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl/3637>\
**Category:** Wiki\
**Tags:** installation, windows, linux\
**Created:** [May 7, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/installing-on-windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl/3637 "2020-05-07T16:41:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![rsmith](https://community.mrtrix.org/user_avatar/community.mrtrix.org/rsmith/32/2672_2.png) [@rsmith](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/rsmith)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 5:38am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/installing-on-windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl/3637/3 "2021-05-06T05:38:08Z")

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Adding reference here to [another thread](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/wsl-mrview-could-not-connect-to-any-x-display/4775/4) with suggestions for getting `mrview` working for WSL / WSL2.

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