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Ubuntu Is Now Available On the Windows Store (windowscentral.com)
Ubuntu is now available for download on the Windows Store. "Initially spotted by Rafael Rivera and Necrosoft Core on Twitter, Ubuntu on the Windows Store will let you install and run the Ubuntu terminal on Windows next to your other apps," reports Windows Central. From the report: Ubuntu's arrival, and that of SUSE, are part of a recent push by Microsoft to embrace Linux and the open source community more broadly. This began with the arrival of the Windows Subsystem for Linux in 2016, allowing users to use the Bash shell from within Windows. Keep in mind that this is limited to the Fall Creators Update, which isn't set for a public release until later this year. If you're running a PC testing the Fall Creators Update through the Windows Insider Program, however, you should be able to download and try Ubuntu from the Windows Store just fine.
Stands a good chance of being better than cygwin anyway.
A spontaneous bout of diarrhea stands a good chance of being better than cygwin.
The Cubs have won a World Series, Donald Trump is President of the United States of America and Microsoft is embracing Linux. The end is near......
I always expected to see the year of GNU/Linux on the desktop before seeing the year of it on Microsoft, but I'll take it.
Next, I'd love to see Richard Stallman having dinner with Bill Gates. I believe I have a vivid imagination, but I can't imagine how that dinner would go.
Stands a good chance of being better than cygwin anyway.
A spontaneous bout of diarrhea stands a good chance of being better than cygwin.
You mean: A spontaneous bout of diarrhea in a stalled elevator stands a good chance of being better than cygwin.
lucm, indeed.