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Add a better way to use github copilot desktop app with wsl #90

@SebbeJohansson

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@SebbeJohansson

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Allow either for a better authentication flow to install the AppImage in wsl, or add a way to connect the native windows app to a gh copliot instance running in wsl

What problem are you trying to solve?

I want to run the desktop client against local code that is in wsl, right now there does not seem to be a good way of doing this. Authentication flow is not working and there is no way to run the desktop app in native windows against wsl.

Proposed solution

I suggest that a way to authenticate against a native wsl desktop instace in ubuntu (or what ever distro is used) or a way to connect the windows app to a copilot instance that is running in wsl.

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Anyone running code in wsl

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Opencode allows for similar flows.

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