[tlug] Ubuntu on Windows

[Charles Muller <acmuller@example.com>]

I know from prior discussions that there are a few TLUGers who are 
running Linux through VMware on Windows.

As you have probably heard, Canonical has made a deal with Microsoft to 
run Ubuntu as a subsystem on Windows, such that you can run it directly 
(sort of) from the Windows command line.

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/226280-first-look-hands-on-with-ubuntu-on-windows-10

https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2016/03/30/run-bash-on-ubuntu-on-windows/

I joined the Insider Program and set it up. Except for a few glitches 
(like, at the moment, CRON seems not to work), everything I need (most 
of all SSH/RSYNC) is working OK, and no directory permissions problems, 
like in CYGWIN. And much faster and easier than through VMware.

Chuck


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