How to Install and Use the Linux Bash Shell on Windows 10

How to Install and Use the Linux Bash Shell on Windows 10

Postby Antonio Linares » Wed Aug 24, 2016 8:07 am

http://www.howtogeek.com/249966/how-to-install-and-use-the-linux-bash-shell-on-windows-10/

Think of it as the opposite of Wine. While Wine allows you to run Windows applications directly on Linux, the Windows Subsystem for Linux allows you to run Linux applications directly on Windows


Remember, software you install in the Bash shell is restricted to the Bash shell. You can’t access it from the Command Prompt, PowerShell, or elsewhere in Windows. Software in the Bash shell also can’t interact directly with or launch Windows programs, although the Bash environment and Windows have access to the same files on your computer
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Re: How to Install and Use the Linux Bash Shell on Windows 10

Postby Antonio Linares » Wed Aug 24, 2016 8:43 am

For a quick test, after running "bash", do:

sudo apt-get install mc

then type mc

and you get the "midnight commander" running :-)
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