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Cygnus makes "CYGWIN".
Their product is much better than their incredibly ugly logo.
Cygwin allows much of the same functionality as a true *nix system. It's a must have on all M$ boxes. It is FREE and has been getting better and better as the years go by. I've been using it since probably 1995 to 2000 when I did much of my C/C++ programming for AIX and HPUX from a M$ machine. The cygwin platform was wonderful. Despite Ubuntu and other great distros available there are still reasons to keep M$ about. (For example to run applications like Quicken, Photoshop, etc..) Cygwin flattens the learning curve between each M$ mickey mouse release allowing real users to continue being productive. |
Setup
- Download their package onto the hard disk. Cygwin allows you to do everything off the net but why bother taking the chance of downloading anything more than once?
- Use cygwin's setup to install the things you need. Only use what you need, if you need more later you can always install that option. Installing the whole thing usually causes problems that most users don't seem to ever recover from. (For instance xampp, svn, junction link magic, and other tools built for M$ work better than what comes with cygwin and they are free too.)
- That's it!
Examples
References
Topics to still cover...
- Getting around on the hard disk...
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