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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: 2) by kaszz on Tuesday July 11 2017, @09:40PM

    by kaszz (4211) on Tuesday July 11 2017, @09:40PM (#537807) Journal

    Next.. would they allow say OpenBSD the same way?

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