Another bonus for using Virtual Box is that you can have 2 desktops / Windows side by side. Being easier to transfer data
On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 12:29 PM, Jim Cheetham <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, the actual kernel isn't going to be present, but the layer that > is provided uses the work "Linux" in its title, so they must have paid > for it somehow :-) > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux > > I run a Windows 10 machine at home in order to play games > (specifically, Elite Dangerous was the deciding factor), and having > decent tools on it as well will help to turn it into a computer as > well as a gaming machine ... :-) > > -jim > > On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 11:49 AM, Volker Kuhlmann > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue 28 Jun 2016 08:23:42 NZST +1200, Jim Cheetham 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; > > > > So Linux on the desktop is now provided by Microsoft...??? ROTFL... > > > > Volker > > > > -- > > Volker Kuhlmann > > http://volker.top.geek.nz/ Please do not CC list postings to me. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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