On 29/03/2019 12:55, Gergely Buday wrote:
> 
> I think the real problem here is that there's no standard framework under
> Windows that supports open source software. 
> 
> Cygwin's user interface is dated and package management is cumbersome. 
> 
> The Windows Subsystem for Linux is not really open, one cannot install her
> favourite distribution easily. 
> 
> MobaXterm's ease of installation -- one file -- lets my students to start
> with POSIX shell and basic open source software (with an X server) but their
> choice of busybox has its drawbacks and it is again not open source.

Have you tried this (relatively recent) project?

  https://chocolatey.org

  The package manager for Windows
  Chocolatey - Software Management Automation


        Makarius
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