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Ubuntu, SUSE Linux, and Fedora Are All Coming to the Windows Store
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#42Guess the only reason to have VMWare on my windows machine is going away soon. Hope there are some reduction in computational overhead.
I'm guessing they talked with VMWare before doing this? I wonder what implications/benefits this has for VMWare, since their (limited) Player has been free for a while now. Then again, according to Wikipedia, maybe they were already planning for this? > VMware Workstation versions 12.0.0, 12.0.1, and 12.1.0 were released at intervals of about two months in 2015.[61] In January 2016 the entire development team behind…
There are other reasons to want to use a VM, like guest isolation and multiple environments. I like to run unknown software in a VM first.
Re: Ubuntu, SUSE Linux, and Fedora Are All Coming to the Windows Store
#43The installation process for the WSL still blows - and I say that as somebody who really likes this feature. I tried doing it today on my laptop: 1.) Open up the Programs and Features control panel. 2.) Go to Turn Windows Features on or off 3.) Select the Windows Subsystem for Linux option and hit OK. Installs, prompts for reboot. 4.) Try to launch C:\Windows\System32\bash.exe. Console window flashes momentarily and…
Weird that the console windows just disappeared like that for you. I just went through this process yesterday (I had re-installed Windows on a spare laptop), and for each of those the window appeared and waited for my input.
Re: Ubuntu, SUSE Linux, and Fedora Are All Coming to the Windows Store
#44The installation process for the WSL still blows - and I say that as somebody who really likes this feature. I tried doing it today on my laptop: 1.) Open up the Programs and Features control panel. 2.) Go to Turn Windows Features on or off 3.) Select the Windows Subsystem for Linux option and hit OK. Installs, prompts for reboot. 4.) Try to launch C:\Windows\System32\bash.exe. Console window flashes momentarily and…
If you just want Bash / zsh / fish on Windows, give MSYS2 a try: http://www.msys2.org/
Re: Ubuntu, SUSE Linux, and Fedora Are All Coming to the Windows Store
#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
Oh yes, I totally forgot, that option has been around forever as well (I only mentioned QT) -- I've only written one non-trivial app in it and it wasn't the worst experience actually (but then again, it was a greenfield project, albeit close to a decade ago now)
The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again
Soon to be a TV series.
Re: Ubuntu, SUSE Linux, and Fedora Are All Coming to the Windows Store
#46Genuine question: Why not just virtualbox/vmware it up with an ISO ? That's how I've been doing for years and it works just fine.
It's a different approach. WSL is more like CoLinux back in the day, in that Windows and Linux kernels run alongside each other. Even a bit better integrated because processes across both worlds can run each other, and see and talk to each other. No one is taking away your VM, don't worry.
> CoLinux
Oh, that brings up some fond memories. During my training, I would use CoLinux to run Debian on my Windows XP desktop. Good times... ;-)
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#47While I can see this is an excellent strategy for the Windows platform, and will probably make developers on Windows more productive, I for one will never give up natively installed linux distributions for development. It may be childish, but I resent Windows for every anti-privacy, anti-competitive move they make, despite how much it is within their rights and fitting with their corporate goals. Trying to put linux…
> I recoil at the possibility that some developer 5 years from now might ask me "Why bother installing your own linux distribution? You can just get Windows Go 15 and run Arch/Ubuntu/SUSE from inside there. Don't forget to disable the ads and tracking that come standard". "I mean, the privacy is shit, but you can sort of deal with it. But at least you don't have to dance the Ritual Dance of PulseAudio if you need to…
Could you expand on some ways that linux desktops are getting worse/less portable?
I run Arch and I definitely run into a few things from time to time where I need to go on a google hunt to figure out what's wrong (if it's not already obvious), but the distro is pretty user friendly (despite the 'hard core' reputation it has which honestly drew me to it). Ubuntu just about works right out of the box 99% of the time these days.
Also what is IVI? this: https://www.ni.com/ivi/what.htm ?
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#50For me, the big news is being able to install the distros on your non-system drive, as well as being able to run multiple distros at the same time. Pretty cool.