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I've got it configured, but I want more from it...maybe Cygwin isn't the right tool, but I like how it provides a *nix-like environment within Windows.
If you've already read the Cygwin User Guide, take a look at Ten Steps To Higher Cygwin Productivity.
Also, if you're using a shell such as bash in Cygwin, and you're familiar with Emacs, consider using Eshell (the Emacs shell) instead.
I've found Cygwin to be very useful in the past. FWIW, lately however I've shied away from it in favor of the following:
XAMPP
Unixutils
I like these tools even better.
I'm quite interested in this question myself. I've used the Cygwin Setup guide to get set up, but it doesn't get you all the way. One thing that I learned from it, though, is that it recommends leaving the setup.exe in the directory with Cygwin so that you can quickly add packages, since apt-get apparently doesn't work that well in Cygwin. The article also talks about cyg-get as an alternative.
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I am a newbie to Linux. May I ask if I can practice Linux in Bash on Ubuntu on Windows? Sorry for asking such a stupid question. But please help!
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If you are using windows 10, there is now a bash shell built in that can be easily set up. Check out this tutorial to do so.
If you are not on windows 10, I would recommend Cygwin (download) as an alternate program to run bash scripts
I think you will manage to get some familiarity with working with a linux console and some of the commands, however there is certain functionality which doesn't quite work.
What I would suggest though is dual booting Linux next to Windows, to immerse yourself properly and get a clear picture of things from the start.
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I think it is a hard thing to do as nobody was able to help me, if anyone know how to install atom on Bash on Ubuntu on Windows, it would be greatly appreciated.
You can install it as you would on any Ubuntu - from its README.md:
Debian Linux (Ubuntu)
Atom is only available for 64-bit Linux systems.
Download atom-amd64.deb from the Atom releases page.
Run sudo dpkg --install atom-amd64.deb on the downloaded package.
Launch Atom using the installed atom command.
The thing is - it won't run. Bash on Ubuntu on Windows is highly experimental yet, so graphic applications won't work. I've tried on a VM, and I get a libXss.so not found error. You may be able to fix that issue by setting the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable, probably, but you'll hit a bug in the implementation sooner than later.
Anyway, atom runs natively on Windows, so I'm not sure why would you want to install it there.
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Switching from programming on Mac to windows, and I need to access github. Don't know where to submit bash commands in order to clone my repositories.
I made the switch last year and I actually don't mind using Windows since I found some nice tools.
This is the best terminal I have found used yet: http://bliker.github.io/cmder/
New link: http://cmder.net/
New new link: https://cmder.app/
The great thing is you can use UNIX commands as well. You can even do something such as:
vim run.bat
to edit a batch file.
The closest built-in equivalent is cmd.exe. It is, however, not a bash shell: the command set is very different.
If you specifically need bash, you could install Cygwin.
If you're going the command line way for git access, you're probably looking for msys git: https://msysgit.github.io/
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Hi I was working on some Ruby stuffs and I need to use Linux terminal or Cygwin. Which is the best choice? Is there any slowness issue in Cygwin
The question is pretty subjective to what it is you are really wanting to do. If you need access to the Windows environment, then Cygwin is going to be your choice of the two. mingw32 is often used rather than Cygwin.
I have used Cygwin-X and Cygwin tools for more than a decade. But I think Linux is better if you can do so.
I use Cygwin occasionally when I am traveling and I have not encountered any lag
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On the Windows operating system, the shell/terminal we have by default is the Command Prompt (CMD).
Now, when I use Linux (or even Mac) systems, I find that the terminal is generally a lot more full featured. The one I used made it easy to change settings and properties, was easily resizable, some even had line numbering and multiple tabs.
Since I've started programming, I've realized the importance of the command line, and I was wondering if there were any alternatives to the default Command Prompt? And, if there aren't many good alternatives, how would I go about writing my own? What would I have to take into consideration?
Yes, the Windows command prompt sucks. It is truly pathetic for 2011.
I use Cygwin+mintty instead.
If you miss Tilda/Guake/Yakuake (for Linux) or TotalTerminal (née Visor) (for OS X) try mintty-quake-console.
Edit
Just came across another potential alternative, though I haven't tried it out yet: Gow (Gnu on Windows).
If you want a truly manly command line for Windows, use PowerShell.