Should beginners work with WSL?

[Michael Shiloh]

That's a cool trick, thanks for the idea!

‪On Mon, Feb 7, 2022 at 8:23 AM ‫אורי‬‎ <uri at speedy.net> wrote:‬
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> Hi,
>
> I'm using git bash - by installing Git for Windows, I get a bash shell with most of the commands I need from Linux, and I can run it also when not related to git. For example diff, awk, etc.
>
> Also if for some reason I need a real Linux machine, I can SSH to one of my Ubuntu servers, and run my command remotely from there.
>
> I never had a need to run a Linux app that is not a shell command on my desktop.
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>
> אורי
> uri at speedy.net
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 6, 2022 at 11:44 AM Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com> wrote:
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>> אורי said on Sun, 6 Feb 2022 0
>>
>> >Personally I never used WSL, and I have been using Linux servers and
>> >Windows desktops for more than 20 years.
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>> Being a huge POSIX fan, I'm sure I'd use it if I had Windows machines.
>>
>> Sorry how my  left to right settings garbled the reference to אורי . I
>> tried to fix it and only made it worse.
>>
>> SteveT
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