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I think it's somewhat surprising that they got the Linux subsystem for Linux working well, but apparently didn't spend much time on making a proper terminal exp
by e12e 10y ago
I think it's somewhat surprising that they got the Linux subsystem for Linux working well, but apparently didn't spend much time on making a proper terminal experience.
Don't get me wrong powershell/the standard terminal is miles ahead of the old crappy cmd.com - but bundling a solid terminal would've gone a long way to pacify my desire to dual boot Linux (read:stop using w10) on my Surface pro.
If I weren't teaching students that run w10 on their own pcs, I would probably have relegated w10 to a vm/wine under Linux.
- pmoriarty 10y agoI use st in i3 under Cygwin on Windows 8.1. If Cygwin works in Windows 10, that (or any other Linux terminal manager of your choice) should be doable there too.
- e12e 10y agoWell, the promise of the Linux subsystem is kind of to not having to run half-ports like cygwin in the first place... Still, appreciate the tip. Any idea how well that works on a high-resolution display like the surface 4?
- pmoriarty 10y agoNo idea. But it works great for me with a resolution of 1920x1080. I don't see why it wouldn't work with a higher resolution display.