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error message when using gedit on ubuntu

I keep getting an error whenever I try to open gedit on ubuntu from Windows 10. I already redownloaded and updated gedit but still keep getting the same error.

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  • *"from Windows 10"* meaning what, exactly? Are you using [WSL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux), or connecting to a remote Ubuntu server over SSH for example? – steeldriver Jan 14 '20 at 03:22
  • I'm using Windows 10 subsystem for Linux. I'm using ubuntu locally on my desktop – Konan00781 Jan 14 '20 at 03:27
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    Have you configured it to run graphical applications, as described in [What's the easiest way to run GUI apps on Windows Subsystem for Linux as of 2018?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/993225/whats-the-easiest-way-to-run-gui-apps-on-windows-subsystem-for-linux-as-of-2018) for example? – steeldriver Jan 14 '20 at 03:30
  • I just did it and I'm still getting the same error message – Konan00781 Jan 14 '20 at 03:59
  • In the link that @steeldriver listed, did you run the command `export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0` from the second answer? WSL still needs to know where the display is. There is a chance that if you type in `echo $DISPLAY` it will probably come up blank until you type in that `export` command. – Terrance Jan 14 '20 at 04:41
  • I fixed it by downloading VcXsrv from this website https://github.com/ArcticaProject/vcxsrv/releases – Konan00781 Jan 14 '20 at 18:05

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