Linux in Windows 10

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Jarret B
May 31, 2017

To think of Linux on Windows 10 you may be imagining running it under VirtualBox. Now, you can run Linux on Windows 10 in a Command Shell. For now, it is only Ubuntu 14.04 but later Fedora and OpenSUSE should be added. First you need to Prepare Windows 10 for the addition of Ubuntu.

JB

Jarret B

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