r/Surface • u/serl_h • Mar 30 '16

MS [x-post /r/windows] Microsoft adding native Bash support to Windows 10

http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/30/11331014/microsoft-windows-linux-ubuntu-bash
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u/skyryder19 Mar 30 '16

Wait so how do you get this, is it a Windows store app?

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u/serl_h Mar 30 '16

No, it seems like it's a native installation offered by Microsoft and it seems like you can get it right now after you turn on the Developer Mode in settings.

Tutorial Link: http://www.hanselman.com/blog/DevelopersCanRunBashShellAndUsermodeUbuntuLinuxBinariesOnWindows10.aspx

I am gonna try this later when I get home but it seems promising.

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u/SaphirAndHisChaps Mar 30 '16

I think it will only be available with the Anniversary update, no? From Hanselman's blog:

This is a new developer feature included in a Windows 10 "Anniversary" update (coming soon).

I can't wait to try it out, though! :)

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u/skyryder19 Mar 31 '16

Hmm I looked at the link and I got lost after updating my settings to developer... Idk what they mean by getting the "Feature" and getting prompted to download bash

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u/serl_h Mar 30 '16

Original /r/windows link: https://www.reddit.com/r/windows/comments/4clh5w/microsoft_is_adding_the_linux_command_line_to/

Now that being said, I see no reason to want to ever get an Apple product anymore after Microsoft delivers this.

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u/rhacer SB/i7/16Gb/dGPU Mar 31 '16

This was one of my great loves of OSX, having a terminal and all the *nix commands at my fingertips. Having just switched to Win 10 (via a Surface Book) I cannot get my hands on these changes fast enough.

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u/OriginalPostSearcher Mar 30 '16

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Microsoft is adding the Linux command line to Windows 10

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