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These SuperTest script can call a Windows native compiler without problem. Furthermore, Cygwin does not modify the Windows file system, although it does present a different view of the file system.

Cygwin comes in two flavors, 32 and bit. Either will work with SuperTest. Downloading Cygwin results only in the Cygwin installer. It does not include the Cygwin packages — these are downloaded on-demand during the installation process. It is useful to keep the installer after the initial install because it is also used to install additional packages when needed, and to update existing packages. The installation will ask for the installation root directory, the package download directory the defaults work fine for these and the download site choose one nearby for fastest package downloads.

Do not try to install everything: it will take a long time and use a lot of space. For SuperTest, search for and install the following packages:. Join , subscribers and get a daily digest of news, geek trivia, and our feature articles. By submitting your email, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Think of it as the opposite of Wine. While Wine allows you to run Windows applications directly on Linux, the Windows Subsystem for Linux allows you to run Linux applications directly on Windows. Microsoft worked with Canonical to offer a full Ubuntu-based Bash shell environment that runs atop this subsystem.

It now supports other Linux distributions, too. There are some limitations here. You just need to install it from the Windows Features window. Instead, you have to install Ubuntu or another Linux distribution from the Store app. This popular Linux distribution was previously the only option available, but other Linux systems are now available for people who have more specific needs. You can even run multiple different Linux distributions at a time in different windows.

You now have a full command-line bash shell based on Ubuntu, or whatever other Linux distribution you installed. To open the Linux environment you installed, just open the Start menu and search for whatever distribution you installed. For example, if you installed Ubuntu, launch the Ubuntu shortcut. You can launch your installed Linux environment by running the wsl command.

If you have multiple Linux distributions installed, you can choose the default Linux environment this command launches. If you have Ubuntu installed, you can also run the ubuntu command to install it. You can still launch your default Linux environment by running the bash command, but Microsoft says this is deprecated. This means the bash command may stop functioning in the future.

On Ubuntu, you need to prefix a command with sudo to run it with root permissions.