Running SpinningUp on Windows 11 with Windows Subsystem for Linux v2 (Success)

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I succeeded in running Spinning Up on Windows 11 via WSL 2.
The procedure linked in the official page (https://github.com/openai/spinningup/issues/23) did not work for me. Also, it is not necessary to use Xming X Window server anymore.

This is what I did:

1. From Microsoft Store, install: Windows Subsystem for Linux
2. From Microsoft Store, install: Ubuntu
3. Launch Ubuntu to finish installation and configuration
4. From Ubuntu command line: sudo apt update, then sudo apt full-upgrade
5. sudo apt install x11-apps
6. sudo apt install octave (via this step the packets necessary for the rendering parts are installed)
7. Download Miniconda3 Linux 64 bit (most recent one) from here https://docs.conda.io/projects/miniconda/en/latest/miniconda-other-installer-links.html (it's a .sh file)
8. Copy the Miniconda installer in a Linux path (e. g. under /home)
9. From Linux command line, install Miniconda with "bash [filename].sh"
10. Close and reopen Ubuntu terminal
11. conda create -n spinningup python=3.6
12. conda activate spinningup
13. conda install -c conda-forge mpi4py mpich
14. pip install opencv-python==3.4.13.47 (more recent versions might not work)
15. sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libopenmpi-dev
16. sudo mkdir /usr/lib/dri (these 3 steps are necessary if a file_not_found error occurs)
17. sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86-64-linux-gnu/dri/swrast-dri.so /usr/lib/dri/
18. sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86-64-linux-gnu/dri/radeonsi-dri.so /usr/lib/dri/
19. git clone https://github.com/openai/spinningup.git
20. cd spinningup
21. pip install -e .
22. Follow the steps in "Check your install" from https://spinningup.openai.com/en/latest/user/installation.html

if Uninstall and Reinstall:

• in CMD prompt: wsl --unregister Ubuntu after installing WSL and Ubuntu from Microsoft Store