# How do I install mne on wsl2 in windows 11.

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I have installed mne on wsl by installing miniconda and then following the linux installation instructions. My problem comes with visuaizations, I just don’t know how to set it up.

When I try to install the dependencies for a linux headless server:  
`conda install -c conda-forge "vtk>=9.2=*osmesa*" "mesalib=21.2.5"`

I get this errors:

```python

LibMambaUnsatisfiableError: Encountered problems while solving:
  - package xorg-libx11-1.8.9-hb711507_1 requires libxcb >=1.16,<1.17.0a0, but none of the providers can be installed

```

But are they even needed?  
What is the correct procedure to use mne on wsl? I could not find any information about it.

sys\_info()

```python
Platform Linux-5.15.133.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2-x86_64-with-glibc2.35
Python 3.12.5 | packaged by conda-forge | (main, Aug 8 2024, 18:36:51) [GCC 12.4.0]
Executable /home/edoardo/miniconda3/envs/mne/bin/python
CPU x86_64 (8 cores)
Memory 7.6 GB

Core
├☑ mne 1.8.0 (latest release)
├☑ numpy 1.26.4 (OpenBLAS 0.3.27 with 8 threads)
├☑ scipy 1.14.1
└☑ matplotlib 3.9.2 (backend=module://matplotlib_inline.backend_inline)

Numerical (optional)
├☑ sklearn 1.5.1
├☑ numba 0.60.0
├☑ nibabel 5.2.1
├☑ nilearn 0.10.4
├☑ dipy 1.9.0
├☑ openmeeg 2.5.12
├☑ pandas 2.2.2
├☑ h5io 0.2.4
├☑ h5py 3.11.0
└☐ unavailable cupy

Visualization (optional)
├☑ pyvista 0.44.1 (OpenGL 4.5 (Core Profile) Mesa 24.2.1 via llvmpipe (LLVM 18.1.8, 256 bits))
├☑ pyvistaqt 0.11.1
├☑ vtk 9.3.1
├☑ qtpy 2.4.1

```

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Hello,

Have you been able to run any MNE code?

I have mne 1.7 working with wsl2 on a windows 11 computer. (I used the installer file – the 1Gb+ .sh file on the install page)

Regarding the first error, have you done a search for libxcb on your system? `apt list libxcb1`  
should say `[installed]` if it is installed.

I’m not sure if this matters, but my line of `qtpy 2.4.1` also says `(PyQt5=5.15.8)`

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Thank you very much for your reply,

So in order, libxcb is installed.

I didn’t use the installer from the homepage but followed the instructions for conda, now I tried again with that installer and it actually messed up conda a bit because I think it is not supposed to be used when conda is already installed. It appears it is not a big issue but PyQt is always (None=None) also with the installation using the installer file. I tried to install pyqt from command line (conda install pyqt) and I get this dependencies error. I don’t know if it has to do with something wrong in conda or something else.

```python
conda install pyqt
Channels:
 - conda-forge
Platform: linux-64
Collecting package metadata (repodata.json): done
Solving environment: | warning libmamba Added empty dependency for problem type SOLVER_RULE_UPDATE
failed

LibMambaUnsatisfiableError: Encountered problems while solving:
  - package qt6-main-6.7.2-h0f8cd61_1 requires pcre2 >=10.43,<10.44.0a0, but none of the providers can be installed

Could not solve for environment specs
The following packages are incompatible
├─ graphviz 12.0.0** is installable and it requires
│ └─ libglib >=2.80.3,<3.0a0 , which requires
│ └─ pcre2 >=10.44,<10.45.0a0 , which can be installed;
├─ pin-2 is installable and it requires
│ └─ python 3.12.* , which can be installed;
├─ pyqt is installable with the potential options
│ ├─ pyqt 5.15.9 would require
│ │ └─ qt-main >=5.15.8,<5.16.0a0 with the potential options
│ │ ├─ qt-main 5.15.8 would require
│ │ │ ├─ alsa-lib >=1.2.8,<1.2.9.0a0 , which can be installed;
│ │ │ └─ mysql-libs >=8.0.32,<8.1.0a0 , which can be installed;
│ │ ├─ qt-main 5.15.8 would require
│ │ │ ├─ icu >=73.2,<74.0a0 , which can be installed;
│ │ │ └─ mysql-libs >=8.3.0,<8.4.0a0 , which can be installed;
│ │ ├─ qt-main 5.15.8 would require
│ │ │ ├─ icu >=73.2,<74.0a0 , which can be installed;
│ │ │ └─ mysql-libs >=8.0.33,<8.1.0a0 , which can be installed;
│ │ └─ qt-main 5.15.8 would require
│ │ ├─ alsa-lib >=1.2.9,<1.2.10.0a0 , which can be installed;
│ │ └─ mysql-libs >=8.0.33,<8.1.0a0 , which can be installed;
│ ├─ pyqt [4.11.4|5.12.3|5.6.0|5.9.2] would require
│ │ └─ python [2.7* |>=2.7,<2.8.0a0], which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
│ ├─ pyqt 4.11.4 would require
│ │ └─ python 3.4* , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
│ ├─ pyqt [4.11.4|5.6.0] would require
│ │ └─ python [3.5* |>=3.5,<3.6.0a0], which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
│ ├─ pyqt [4.11.4|5.6.0] would require
│ │ └─ python 3.6* , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
│ ├─ pyqt [5.12.3|5.15.4|5.15.7|5.6.0|5.9.2] would require
│ │ ├─ pyqtwebengine 5.12.1 py37he336c9b_5, which requires
│ │ │ └─ python >=3.7,<3.8.0a0 , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
│ │ └─ python >=3.7,<3.8.0a0 , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
│ ├─ pyqt [5.12.3|5.15.4|5.15.7|5.15.9] would require
│ │ └─ python >=3.10,<3.11.0a0 , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
│ ├─ pyqt [5.12.3|5.6.0|5.9.2] would require
│ │ └─ python >=3.6,<3.7.0a0 , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
│ ├─ pyqt [5.12.3|5.15.4|5.15.7|5.15.9] would require
│ │ └─ python >=3.8,<3.9.0a0 , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
│ ├─ pyqt [5.12.3|5.15.4|5.15.7|5.15.9] would require
│ │ └─ python >=3.9,<3.10.0a0 , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
│ └─ pyqt [5.15.7|5.15.9] would require
│ └─ python >=3.11,<3.12.0a0 , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
└─ qt6-main 6.7.2** is not installable because there are no viable options
   ├─ qt6-main 6.7.2 would require
   │ ├─ alsa-lib >=1.2.12,<1.3.0a0 , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
   │ └─ icu >=75.1,<76.0a0 , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
   ├─ qt6-main 6.7.2 would require
   │ └─ pcre2 >=10.43,<10.44.0a0 , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
   └─ qt6-main 6.7.2 would require
      └─ mysql-libs >=9.0.1,<9.1.0a0 , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported.

```

Did you simply install wsl2 and then install mne from that file and everything was working or did you perform additional steps?

Thank you very much in advance,