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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: 4, Interesting) by DannyB on Tuesday July 11 2017, @09:53PM (2 children)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday July 11 2017, @09:53PM (#537812) Journal

    Here is a more likely scenario. Microsoft will subtly break something such that your system breaks when run on genuine Linux. In a panic, the boss will ask, "Can't we use Windows on the production servers?"

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  • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Tuesday July 11 2017, @10:41PM (1 child)

    by kaszz (4211) on Tuesday July 11 2017, @10:41PM (#537832) Journal

    That IS a good point. Any ideas on counteraction?

    Compliance library that test the system before going ahead? "This system is borked, all problems are your own".

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by DannyB on Wednesday July 12 2017, @12:55PM

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 12 2017, @12:55PM (#538046) Journal

      Counteraction? Cut Microsoft out completely.

      Your development and testing system should be as close as possible to the actual production system. If you tested this drug in mice, then it is obviously safe for use in humans.

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