Update WSL readmes

INSTALL-McStas-2.x/Windows/WSL/README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Installation of McStas 2.X on Windows 64 bit systems - using WSL
+# Installation of McStas 2.7.2 on Windows 64 bit systems - using WSL
 *(WSL is the Windows Subsystem for Linux, aka. bash on Ubuntu on Windows)*
 
 
@@ -12,21 +12,20 @@
 * Let the machine reboot if necessary
 * Open the Windows store
 * Search for Ubuntu
-* Install Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or 18.04 LTS (other Linuxes are also
+* Install e.g. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (other Linuxes are also
 available, but we recommend Ubuntu)
 * Click Launch to run the app and follow on-screen instructions
 * To open it again later, simply issue bash in a terminal or through
 the start menu
 
-## Install the McStas 2.X Debian packages
+## Install the McStas 2.7.2 Debian packages
 * Follow the
   [normal Debian installation instructions](../../Linux/debian/README.md)
-  - essentially a matter of sudo apt-get install mcstas-suite-python mcstas-suite-perl
+  - essentially a matter of sudo apt-get install mcstas-suite-python mcstas-suite-python
 
 ##  Install Xming or another X11 server application
 * Download and install Xming via https://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/
 * Windows store also provides a $-ware called X410 from "Choung Networks"
-* If you are using wsl 2 ensure that the correct ip for you wsl session
 
 ## Optionally add a few commands at the end of your .bashrc:
 ```bash
@@ -38,10 +37,7 @@ user name
 ```bash
 # cd to the home dir of your windows user
 cd /mnt/c/Users/pwill
-```
-If you installed wsl version 1 
-```
-# Add the DISPLAY variable to talk to Xming for wsl version 1
+# Add the DISPLAY variable to talk to Xming
 export DISPLAY=:0.0
 ```
 if you installed wsl version 2 your ubuntu session has a unique ip
@@ -59,7 +55,7 @@ DISPLAY=:0.0)
 
 ## Configuring McStas to use the Windows browser
 * Ensure the package ubuntu-wsl (or equivalent) is installed
-* Set the BROWSER="wslview" in your /usr/share/mcstas/3.0/tools/Python/mccodelib/mccode_config.py
+* Set the BROWSER="wslview" in your /usr/share/mcstas/2.7.2/tools/Python/mccodelib/mccode_config.py
 
 ## In case of issues
 Please report any trouble with the repository to [mcstas-users](mailto:[email protected])

INSTALL-McStas-3.x/Windows/WSL/README.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 * Let the machine reboot if necessary
 * Open the Windows store
 * Search for Ubuntu
-* Install Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or 18.04 LTS (other Linuxes are also
+* Install e.g. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (other Linuxes are also
 available, but we recommend Ubuntu)
 * Click Launch to run the app and follow on-screen instructions
 * To open it again later, simply issue bash in a terminal or through
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ the start menu
 ## Install the McStas 3.2 Debian packages
 * Follow the
   [normal Debian installation instructions](../../Linux/debian/README.md)
-  - essentially a matter of sudo apt-get install mcstas-suite-python mcstas-suite-perl
+  - essentially a matter of sudo apt-get install mcstas-suite-python mcstas-suite-python-ng
 
 ##  Install Xming or another X11 server application
 * Download and install Xming via https://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ cd /mnt/c/Users/pwill
 # Add the DISPLAY variable to talk to Xming
 export DISPLAY=:0.0
 ```
+if you installed wsl version 2 your ubuntu session has a unique ip
+```
+# Add the DISPLAY variable to talk to Xming for wsl version 2
+export DISPLAY=$(awk '/nameserver / {print $2; exit}' /etc/resolv.conf 2>/dev/null):0
+export LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1
+```
 
 ## Start mcgui
 * Ensure your X11 server is running