Microsoft has been doing interesting things with Windows, such as adding Windows Subsystem for Linux, which allowed me to install and run Ubuntu from the Windows app store.<\/p>\n
I love having a full and familiar Linux bash command shell at my fingertips, with the utilities I know and love, including ssh. It’s fast.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/ubuntu\/9nblggh4msv6<\/p>\n
Prior to this, I used cygwin on Windows, which was also good. However, I prefer Ubuntu, mostly.<\/p>\n
There are some caveats:<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get upgrade<\/code><\/li>\n- Removable drives aren’t mapped into the filesystem automatically — cygwin was better in this regard.<\/li>\n
- It’s a subsystem — a container, so it doesn’t manage Windows. E.g.
\n— Can’t reboot from the command line
\n— Can’t manage Windows processes or users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Microsoft has been doing interesting things with Windows, such as adding Windows Subsystem for Linux, which allowed me to install and run Ubuntu from the Windows app store. I love having a full and familiar Linux bash command shell at my fingertips, with the utilities I know and love, including ssh. It’s fast. https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/ubuntu\/9nblggh4msv6 Prior … <\/p>\n