[Cialug] Linux on Windows

[Dave Hala]

I'll second the choice of VirtualBox on windows.

On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 8:53 AM Jeffrey Ollie <jeff at ocjtech.us> wrote:

> You should be able to install WSL2 on Windows 10 too. I've never done it
> myself so I can't say how easy/hard it will be. Also, if this is a
> corporate laptop it might be locked down to the point that you can't
> install software or make any changes that haven't been blessed by corporate
> IT.
>
> On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 8:20 AM Todd Walton <tdwalton at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have recently come into contact with a Windows operating system. Don't
> > worry, I'm quarantining. The problem is, it's going to be ongoing. My new
> > employer requires that I use Windows, for the sole purpose (that I can
> > figure) that I have special equipment on it that allows me to connect to
> > their network. Some sort of MAC filtering, I'm guessing, and a badge
> > swiper/reader for SSO.
> >
> > Anyway, I don't have the actual laptop yet so I'm not sure if it's
> Windows
> > 10 or 11. If it's Windows 11, I am 100% installing WSL2 and using it. If
> > it's Windows 10........ how does one use Linux on a Windows 10
> workstation?
> > I don't think WSL1 is going to cut it for me. I've been trying to use it
> in
> > the VDI session they've given me and it's not quite up to par. A bit of
> > preliminary net surfing reveals to me that there are alternatives to
> Cygwin
> > these days. There's also MinGW, MSYS2, and Git for Windows. Obviously,
> one
> > would prefer that one's filesystem be able to create proper symlinks. But
> > one would prefer not to be in this situation to begin with, so one
> > understands that one doesn't always get what one wants.
> >
> > Any suggestions? Any real-world experiences to share?
> >
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