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+To set up to run medley on Windows:
+
+Get the app called 'Ubuntu' from the Microsoft Store.
+Get a windows X server called Xming, the default options will do:
+
+     https://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/
+
+copy lde ldex from linux.x86_64
+into your path (/usr/local/bin)
+
+
+Stash these somewhere
+
+export MEDLEYDIR=/mnt/c/path-to-medley-directory
+export HOME=/mnt/c/path-to-windows-home
+export DISPLAY=:0
+export LDEINIT="$MEDLEYDIR"/initfiles/local-init
+
+lde -g 900x700 $MEDLEYDIR/loadups/xfull35.sysout
+
+
+(distilled from https://www.howtogeek.com/261575/)