Use wslview to launch browser in Windows from WSL #529
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When installed inside of a Linux environment we typically look for a set of utilities to open the user's preferred browser (xdg-open, gnome-open, kfmclient). However, if we are actually in a WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) distribution, these utilties may not be/are not present. Instead we can try and use the `wslview` utility that will launch the user's browser on the _Windows host_. Appending `wslview` to the list of utilities to open the browser means no behaviour change for existing Linux users, but for WSL distros we now have a chance to still open the browser.
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When installed inside of a Linux environment we typically look for a set of utilities to open the user's preferred browser (xdg-open, gnome-open, kfmclient).
However, if we are actually in a WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) distribution, these utilties may not be/are not present. Instead we can try and use the
wslviewutility that will launch the user's browser on the Windows host.Appending
wslviewto the list of utilities to open the browser means no behaviour change for existing Linux users, but for WSL distros we now have a chance to still open the browser.Fixes #515