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Ubuntu Linux is Available in the Windows Store

posted by CoolHand on Tuesday July 11 2017, @05:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the embrace-extend-extinguish dept.

Fnord666 writes:

Here's a statement that would have been unimaginable in previous years: Ubuntu has arrived in the Windows Store. As promised back in May, you can now download a flavor of the popular Linux distribution to run inside Windows 10. It won't compare to a conventional Ubuntu installation, as it's sandboxed (it has limited interaction with Windows) and is focused on running command line utilities like bash or SSH. However, it also makes running a form of Linux relatively trivial. You don't have to dual boot, install a virtual machine or otherwise jump through any hoops beyond a download and ticking a checkbox.

Source: Engadget

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by LoRdTAW on Tuesday July 11 2017, @06:01PM (4 children)

    by LoRdTAW (3755) on Tuesday July 11 2017, @06:01PM (#537711) Journal

    If all they need is ssh and a few unix utils, use Cygwin and call it a day.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 11 2017, @06:50PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 11 2017, @06:50PM (#537735)

    I prefer MSYS and MinGW and you should too.

    • (Score: 3, Informative) by LoRdTAW on Tuesday July 11 2017, @06:59PM (2 children)

      by LoRdTAW (3755) on Tuesday July 11 2017, @06:59PM (#537739) Journal

      For native cross-platform POSIX development, yes (at least in the case of MinGW). If you need an actual unix command line and ALL associated tools, you can't beat Cygwin.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @01:42PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @01:42PM (#538066)

        They both have horrible package- and update-management, for that alone it is worth running Ubuntu...
        Most people running them probably never install any security updates (especially since both projects as far as I can tell don't even HAVE a security team).

        • (Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Wednesday July 12 2017, @02:18PM

          by LoRdTAW (3755) on Wednesday July 12 2017, @02:18PM (#538095) Journal

          Horrible package management? Admittedly it's odd, but re downloading the setup utility and running it to grab packages and updates is not exactly rocket science. And if you like apt, there is always apt-cyg which gives you apt like control of upgrading and installing packages.