A PhD fresh off the boat told me about this Windows Linux Shell emulator Cygwin. Now i have to tell you that personally this isn't exactly the kill app I have been waiting for but for you ultra nerds out there that love emacs or vi or just good ole` bash commands, this is the thing for you. Now the install isn't as intuitive as would have liked because it is a live distribution. So in otherswords if you are trying to get this off a modem connection -- you might as well hang it up. Once the distribution all you get is a prompt. Nothing more just a prompt although per Dr. A you can start the xserver and possibly pull up Gnome if you really want a GUI interface but why lol? I guess if you don't have a compiler or you just want to mess with someone, this would be the app for you but, if you are looking for something to help make a person want to switch, just leave it alone.
Friday, August 17, 2007
[Mega Linux Nerd] Shell App -- Cygwin
A PhD fresh off the boat told me about this Windows Linux Shell emulator Cygwin. Now i have to tell you that personally this isn't exactly the kill app I have been waiting for but for you ultra nerds out there that love emacs or vi or just good ole` bash commands, this is the thing for you. Now the install isn't as intuitive as would have liked because it is a live distribution. So in otherswords if you are trying to get this off a modem connection -- you might as well hang it up. Once the distribution all you get is a prompt. Nothing more just a prompt although per Dr. A you can start the xserver and possibly pull up Gnome if you really want a GUI interface but why lol? I guess if you don't have a compiler or you just want to mess with someone, this would be the app for you but, if you are looking for something to help make a person want to switch, just leave it alone.
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