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Install Unix on Windows 10

How to Install Bash/WSL for Windows

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) lets developers run a Unix environment directly on Windows, unmodified, without the overhead of a virtual machine.

The official name of the project is Bash/WSL  (Windows Subsystem for Linux).

Meet with the 281 GE during Help Hours to do the install.

  1. For a complete Unix shell,  install the Windows Subsystem for Linux. Install the Ubuntu Linux shell.
    Our GE will help you do the install– see Help Hours in Canvas.
  2. Bookmark the Command Reference page.
  3. Bookmark the FAQ page.
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