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- | There are times when you need to run Unix shell, usually for quick one-off script or test. Here are ways I found to run shell on Windows, Chromebook, and Android phone. | + | ==== Running Shell on Other OSs ==== |
- | * Chromebook | + | There are times when you need Unix shell, usually for one-off script or quick test. Here are ways I found to run shell on Chromebook, Android phone, and Windows. |
- | * Android phone | + | * **Chromebook** |
+ | - **Chrome Shell** -- Type <Ctrl-Alt-T> from Chrome browser or desktop to get "crosh>" command prompt, and then type ''shell'' to get a full Bash shell. You have to enable Developer Mode to get access to the shell command. Chromebook can be switched into Developer Mode by pressing <Esc-Refresh-Power> and then follow instructions. | ||
+ | - **Crouton** -- Install [[https://goo.gl/fd3zc|crouton]] in developer mode. It's a shell script that installs Ubuntu/Debian in chroot environment, so you can switch between Chrome OS and Ubuntu/Debian. | ||
+ | * [[https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/install-ubuntu-on-chromebook|Install Ubuntu on a Chromebook]] | ||
+ | * [[https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton|Chromium OS Universal Chroot Environment]] | ||
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+ | * **Android** | ||
+ | - **Termux** -- Install from Play Store. It's Ubuntu-like command-line distro. | ||
+ | * [[https://termux.com/|Termux]] | ||
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+ | * **Windows** | ||
+ | - **BusyBox** -- There is a BusyBox binary compiled for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. | ||
+ | * [[https://frippery.org/busybox/|BusyBox for Windows]] | ||
+ | - **Cygwin** -- Collection of Unix utilities running natively on Windows. | ||
+ | * [[https://www.cygwin.com/|Cygwin]] | ||
+ | - **Windows Subsystem for Linux** (used to be called **Bash on Ubuntu on Windows**) -- Go to //Control Panel > Programs > Turn Windows features on or off//, and enable the //Windows Subsystem for Linux// option. After reboot, download and install Ubuntu from Windows Store. | ||
+ | * [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl|Windows Subsystem for Linux Documentation]] | ||
+ | - **VirtualBox** (or **VMware** or **Hyper-V**) -- Full VM where you can install any Linux distro. | ||
+ | * [[https://www.virtualbox.org/|Oracle VM VirtualBox]] | ||
+ | - **Git Bash** -- It's part of **Git for Windows** application. | ||
+ | * [[https://gitforwindows.org/|Git for Windows]] | ||
- | * Windows |