No, I have not installed the subsystem for Linux, but will do so. On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 8:29 AM John Westcott <[email protected]> wrote:
> Have you looked at windows subsystem for Linux? > > -John > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 23, 2020, at 08:23, Doug <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi: > > > > Who knows where technology companies are going to be in a year. For the > > last 15 years I have only used macs that connect to Linux machines. I > > thought it would be wise to buy a nuc and familiarize myself with windows > > 10. > > > > For ~$900 I got a 10th gen i5 with 32 Gb of RAM and a 1 Tb SSD. I have > been > > able to install all the browsers (Edge was already there, Firefox, > Chrome, > > Opera). For programming, I have taken a liking to Visual Studio Code > which > > of course works well on such a machine. Anaconda was added to deal with > > python, my favorite language. Davinci Resolve is a professional-level > video > > editing software and was trivial to install. I have installed Docker, so > > could get Linux working here. > > > > I installed Audacity to do some sound work. When I went to save it, I > could > > see the roots of Windows in the C: and D: devices. After I saved a file, > I > > actually lost its location. Maddening. > > > > My question for the group is this: if you prefer life in Unix but need to > > use a Windows box, are there a few programs you find are necessary to > stay > > sane in a Windows environment? > > > > From long ago, I recall using cygwin but do not know of its current state > > or value. I saw one presentation on PowerShell, an idea to do deal with > > "objects" instead of text, but again, do not know if people like to use > > that for day-to-day work. > > > > Doug > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
