Re: Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-06 Thread Michael Shiloh
That's a cool trick, thanks for the idea! ‪On Mon, Feb 7, 2022 at 8:23 AM ‫אורי‬‎ wrote:‬ > > 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,

Re: Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-06 Thread אורי
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

Re: Acronyms: was Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-06 Thread Steve Litt
Michael Tewner said on Sun, 6 Feb 2022 17:31:26 +0200 >After all of these emails, I still don't know what WSL is *shrug* Windows Subsystem for Linux. I'm at an even bigger disadvantage because when I hear "WSL", I think of my dad, Walter Scott Litt. :-) SteveT Steve Litt Spring 2021 featured

Re: Acronyms: was Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-06 Thread Meir Guttman
See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/ Meir Guttman Cell. +972-54-526 2264 On Sun, Feb 6, 2022 at 5:32 PM Michael Tewner wrote: > After all of these emails, I still don't know what WSL is *shrug* > > On Sun, Feb 6, 2022 at 2:46 PM Shachar Shemesh > wrote: > >> >> On 06/02/2022

Re: Acronyms: was Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-06 Thread Michael Shiloh
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about "The Windows Subsystem for Linux lets developers run a GNU/Linux environment -- including most command-line tools, utilities, and applications -- directly on Windows, unmodified, without the overhead of a traditional virtual machine or dualboot

Re: Acronyms: was Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-06 Thread אורי
On Sun, Feb 6, 2022 at 5:32 PM Michael Tewner wrote: > After all of these emails, I still don't know what WSL is *shrug* > Just something like the KGB or DDT. ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il

Re: Acronyms: was Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-06 Thread Michael Tewner
After all of these emails, I still don't know what WSL is *shrug* On Sun, Feb 6, 2022 at 2:46 PM Shachar Shemesh wrote: > > On 06/02/2022 14:03, Mark E. Fuller wrote: > > I'm new here, but I find LMGTFY and similar responses (like RTFM) to be > generally unwelcome and inappropriate. Whether or

Re: Acronyms: was Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-06 Thread Shachar Shemesh
On 06/02/2022 14:03, Mark E. Fuller wrote: I'm new here, but I find LMGTFY and similar responses (like RTFM) to be generally unwelcome and inappropriate. Whether or not they are part of the culture of a listserv or forum, I do not respond in

Re: Acronyms: was Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-06 Thread Mark E. Fuller
I'm new here, but I find LMGTFY and similar responses (like RTFM) to be generally unwelcome and inappropriate. Whether or not they are part of the culture of a listserv or forum, I do not respond in that manner for the simple reason that if I have time to respond, then I have time to respond

Re: Acronyms: was Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-06 Thread Shachar Shemesh
On 06/02/2022 11:41, Steve Litt wrote: Aviram Jenik said on Sat, 5 Feb 2022 20:15:58 -0800 LMGTFY: https://lmgtfy.app/?q=wsl+linux - Aviram I'm sorry, but questioning "what is WSL" doesn't justify an LMGTFY. I know the

Re: Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-06 Thread Steve Litt
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. 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

Acronyms: was Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-06 Thread Steve Litt
Aviram Jenik said on Sat, 5 Feb 2022 20:15:58 -0800 >LMGTFY: >https://lmgtfy.app/?q=wsl+linux > >- Aviram I'm sorry, but questioning "what is WSL" doesn't justify an LMGTFY. The original post said nothing about Windows. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_information_technology_initialisms

Re: Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-05 Thread אורי
Personally I never used WSL, and I have been using Linux servers and Windows desktops for more than 20 years. אורי u...@speedy.net On Sun, Feb 6, 2022 at 7:04 AM Shlomi Fish wrote: > Hi Michael! > > On Sun, Feb 6, 2022 at 5:22 AM Michael Shiloh > wrote: > > > > What is WSL? > > > > See

Re: Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-05 Thread Shlomi Fish
Hi Michael! On Sun, Feb 6, 2022 at 5:22 AM Michael Shiloh wrote: > > What is WSL? > See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux ; https://www.shlomifish.org/philosophy/culture/case-for-commercial-fan-fiction/indiv-nodes/starved_of_employees.xhtml ;

Re: Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-05 Thread Michael Shiloh
Ah, Subsystem! I guessed the Windows and Linux part, but couldn't figure out the S. Thanks! On Sun, Feb 6, 2022 at 8:48 AM Shachar Shemesh wrote: > > > On 06/02/2022 05:21, Michael Shiloh wrote: > > What is WSL? > > Windows Subsystem for Linux. > > > It allows you, on any Windows 10 machine, to

Re: Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-05 Thread Shachar Shemesh
On 06/02/2022 05:21, Michael Shiloh wrote: What is WSL? Windows Subsystem for Linux. It allows you, on any Windows 10 machine, to install a virtual machine + Linux with a single command. It allows you to open an

Re: Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-05 Thread Aviram Jenik
LMGTFY: https://lmgtfy.app/?q=wsl+linux - Aviram On Sat, Feb 5, 2022 at 7:22 PM Michael Shiloh wrote: > What is WSL? > > On Sat, Feb 5, 2022 at 11:40 PM Shachar Shemesh > wrote: > >> The context is a book I'm writing about introduction to Linux. I don't >> know exactly who will pick it up

Re: Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-05 Thread Michael Shiloh
What is WSL? On Sat, Feb 5, 2022 at 11:40 PM Shachar Shemesh wrote: > The context is a book I'm writing about introduction to Linux. I don't > know exactly who will pick it up and what her reasons might be. > On 05/02/2022 08:37, Yaacov Zamir wrote: > > Hi, > > Sorry for the off topic answer >

Re: Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-05 Thread Shachar Shemesh
The context is a book I'm writing about introduction to Linux. I don't know exactly who will pick it up and what her reasons might be. On 05/02/2022 08:37, Yaacov Zamir wrote: Hi, Sorry for the off topic answer

Re: Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-05 Thread Mark E. Fuller
5 Feb 2022 8:38:26 Yaacov Zamir : > Hi, > > Sorry for the off topic answer > I was trying to think what I would recommend, and found that I would give > different answers depending on the needs of the specific beginner.  > Do they want to try out the desktop environment, e.g. gnome KDE?  > Do

Re: Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-04 Thread Yaacov Zamir
Hi, Sorry for the off topic answer I was trying to think what I would recommend, and found that I would give different answers depending on the needs of the specific beginner. Do they want to try out the desktop environment, e.g. gnome KDE? Do they want to learn to be linux sys admins? Do they

Should beginners work with WSL?

2022-02-04 Thread Shachar Shemesh
Title pretty much says it all. Should beginners on Linux be directed toward trying out WSL? I have my own opinion, but I'd like to hear others as well. Thank you, Shachar ___ Linux-il mailing