Hi Jim That's brings in another question. Will existing Windows builds fully upgrade to the version where you can use Ubuntu?
Chees Dave On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 8:23 AM, Jim Cheetham <[email protected]> wrote: > The next update to Windows 10 will allow you to install a complete Ubuntu > distribution (without the Linux kernel itself, there's a shim layer > provided by Microsoft ) and run commands from it natively; this will > provide all the programming tools you would expect without the > complications of dual boot, VMs and so on. > > The preview I saw doesn't handle Xorg, but that's already been solved by > Cygwin/X. > > So that might be a great new option. > /www.zdnet.comarticle/ubuntu-and-bash-arrive-on-windows-10/ > > -jim > On 28 Jun 2016 5:42 a.m., "David Merrick" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Phillip Windows hopeless for Programming and can't easily change HDDs >> >> On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 12:30 AM, philip <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Mon, 2016-06-27 at 22:25 +1200, criggie wrote: >>> > David Lowe <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > > "criggie" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > > > > >>> > > > > > > Looking for an idiot proof way install Linux Mint on >>> > > > > > > Windows >>> > > > > > > System attached below >>> > > > > >>> > > > > Your options: >>> > > > > 1* two separate computers Honestly - this is the most idiot >>> > > > > proof. >>> > > > > 2* set your computer to run some kind of VM environment >>> > > > > 3* dedicate a server machine to running VMs >>> > > > > 4* Amazon >>> > >>> > > Really? Surely the best way is to shrink the windows partition by >>> > > at least >>> > > 20 gigs and then install Mint side by side. The installer works out >>> > > how to >>> > > leave Windows alone and the boot manager handles the rest. It's so >>> > > idiot >>> > > proof I have done it several times and never broken anything. I can >>> > > mount >>> > > windows folders for data sharing. All this talk about >>> > > virtualization is >>> > > very cool but seems way over the top. >>> > >>> > > Am I missing something? >>> > >>> > Yes - "idiot proof" >>> > >>> > Certainly dual boot works well for many situations, but noones going >>> > to >>> > claim its perfect. >>> > >>> > My recommendation is two separate computers. >>> > * You can google on one to help fix the other. >>> > * Two people can use two computers separately, if required. >>> >>> Depends why you want the two os's. I have my HDDs mounted in removable >>> racks. Plug in another HDD to change os. >>> >>> Phil. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Philip Charles; 39a Paterson Street, Abbotsford, Dunedin, New Zealand >>> +64 3 488 2818 Mobile 027 663 4453 [email protected] >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Linux-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dave Merrick >> >> Daves Web Designs >> >> Website http://www.daveswebdesigns.co.nz/ >> >> Email [email protected] >> >> Ph 03 216 2053 >> >> Cell 027 3089 169 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > > -- Dave Merrick Daves Web Designs Website http://www.daveswebdesigns.co.nz/ Email [email protected] Ph 03 216 2053 Cell 027 3089 169
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