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-There are times when you need to run Unix shell, usually for one-off script or quick test.  Here are ways I found to run shell on Chromebook, Android phone, and Windows.
+===== Running Shell on Other OSs =====
-  * **Chromebook** -- There are 3 ways.
+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.
-    - **crosh** -- From Chrome browser or desktop, type <Ctrl-Alt-T> and you will get "crosh>" command prompt.  This is native Chrome OS shell.  Type ''help'' to get a list of commands available.  Most commands at this level are simple, eg. ''ping''.
-    - **Bash** -- From "crosh>" command prompt, 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.
+  * **Chromebook**
-    - **Ubuntu/Debian** -- Install "crouton" in developer mode.  This installs Ubuntu/Debian in chroot environment, where you can switch between the default Chrome OS and Ubuntu/Debian.
+    - **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]]
-  * **Android phone**
+  * **Android**
-    - **Termux** -- This is "Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app" for Android.  It emulates Ubuntu-like console distro.
+    - **Termux** -- Install from Play Store.  It's Ubuntu-like command-line distro.
+      * [[https://termux.com/|Termux]]
+  * **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