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They are provided in WSL, but the Windows Subsystem for Linux is a separate install atop Windows, and the installation process is currently very complex and len
by ovao 10y ago
They are provided in WSL, but the Windows Subsystem for Linux is a separate install atop Windows, and the installation process is currently very complex and lengthy.
- Godel_unicode 10y agoWindows key, type "developer mode", hit enter, click "developer mode" (or 3x tabs, space, enter). PowerShell, send "lxrun /install /y" Done. Pro-tip. Pin PowerShell to your taskbar and drag all the way left. Now you can open it with win+1. Edit: now with no mouse required!
- mrkstu 10y agoAfter going to the Windows store and upgrading to Windows Pro. That's another advantage of OS X- no need to target various OS revisions- the baseline OS IS the OS.
- Godel_unicode 10y agoI just sort of assume if you're a developer that you buy the developer version of your software :) Edit: for reference, home also doesn't come with bitlocker (!?), Domain join, Group Policy, client hyper-v, and others. Don't buy home to do work. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsforbusiness/compare https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsforbusiness/compare
- ovao 10y agoYou've missed a step. After enabling Developer Mode, you need to enable support for WSL in Programs and Features, then restart Windows.
- Godel_unicode 10y agoWhen I tested it on my laptop out of the box that was not the case. Maybe Dell does that on the xps line...?
- Neeek 10y agoAm i going mad? Windows has a command line ftp tool, I used it this morning. Is it just a Windows 10 thing? because it was also on my netbook running 8.1 out of the box.
- wtetzner 10y agoThe installation process is not at all complex. You just have to turn on developer mode and check the box that says you want to enable WSL.