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| + | ===== Running Shell on Other OSs ===== | ||
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| 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. | 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. | ||
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| - **BusyBox** -- There is a BusyBox binary compiled for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. | - **BusyBox** -- There is a BusyBox binary compiled for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. | ||
| * [[https://frippery.org/busybox/|BusyBox for Windows]] | * [[https://frippery.org/busybox/|BusyBox for Windows]] | ||
| - | - **Cygwin** -- Collection of Unix utilities running natively on Windows, and Bash shell is one of the utilities. | + | - **Cygwin** -- Collection of Unix utilities running natively on Windows. |
| * [[https://www.cygwin.com/|Cygwin]] | * [[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. | - **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. | ||
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| - **VirtualBox** (or **VMware** or **Hyper-V**) -- Full VM where you can install any Linux distro. | - **VirtualBox** (or **VMware** or **Hyper-V**) -- Full VM where you can install any Linux distro. | ||
| * [[https://www.virtualbox.org/|Oracle VM VirtualBox]] | * [[https://www.virtualbox.org/|Oracle VM VirtualBox]] | ||
| - | - **Git Bash** -- Install **Git for Windows** application, and it includes Bash shell. | + | - **Git Bash** -- It's part of **Git for Windows** application. |
| * [[https://gitforwindows.org/|Git for Windows]] | * [[https://gitforwindows.org/|Git for Windows]] | ||
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