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A look at Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) – a thing worked first time!

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 28 February, 2019 - 16:26 |28 February, 2019 Linux Distros, Other Posts

In this post I take a quick look at Windows Subsystem for Linux, and even see if I can get graphical applications running like I’ve heard you can! Continue reading →

CloudReady Part 2: Another stab at getting Linux containers to work.

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 24 January, 2019 - 22:16 |24 January, 2019 Linux Distros

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In this post, I try to get the Linux containers working in CloudReady again, this time on my laptop. Surely this will be easier than in VMare? Continue reading →

Cygwin Part 2.5 – a brief interlude

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 10 August, 2018 - 13:45 |10 August, 2018 Linux Distros, Programming

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In this quick followup, I demonstrate DDRescue-GUI running in Cygwin in a more native-looking way, which shows how it may operate if I release for Windows. Continue reading →

Cygwin Part 2: DDRescue-GUI on Windows 10, sort of…

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 24 July, 2018 - 21:20 |24 July, 2018 Cool Apps, Linux Distros, Programming

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In this post, I get DDRescue-GUI working on Windows 10 with Cygwin! This is a major milestone in potential WIndows support. Read this post to learn more. Continue reading →

Cygwin review part 1: Running Linux programs… on Windows?

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 21 June, 2018 - 16:50 |21 June, 2018 Cool Apps, Linux Distros, Other Posts

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In this post, I test out Cygwin on Windows 7, just for fun, really. It’s interesting to see how well it worked. Part 2 is on the way! Continue reading →

Yay: End of Life for Windows Vista! Where to go next?

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 10 April, 2017 - 07:00 |10 April, 2017 Other Posts

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At long last, Windows Vista, released in 2006, is reaching end of life. For some detail, read this informative and (hopefully) amusing post. Continue reading →

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A look at Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) – a thing worked first time!

CloudReady Part 2: Another stab at getting Linux containers to work.

Cygwin Part 2.5 – a brief interlude

Cygwin Part 2: DDRescue-GUI on Windows 10, sort of…

Cygwin review part 1: Running Linux programs… on Windows?

Yay: End of Life for Windows Vista! Where to go next?

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