[Discuss] Dealing with Windows 10 after 15 years away

[sweetser at alum.mit.edu (Doug)]

No, I have not installed the subsystem for Linux, but will do so.

On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 8:29 AM John Westcott <john.westcott.iv at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Have you looked at windows subsystem for Linux?
>
> -John
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 23, 2020, at 08:23, Doug <sweetser at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Hi:
> >
> > Who knows where technology companies are going to be in a year. For the
> > last 15 years I have only used macs that connect to Linux machines. I
> > thought it would be wise to buy a nuc and familiarize myself with windows
> > 10.
> >
> > For ~$900 I got a 10th gen i5 with 32 Gb of RAM and a 1 Tb SSD. I have
> been
> > able to install all the browsers (Edge was already there, Firefox,
> Chrome,
> > Opera). For programming, I have taken a liking to Visual Studio Code
> which
> > of course works well on such a machine. Anaconda was added to deal with
> > python, my favorite language. Davinci Resolve is a professional-level
> video
> > editing software and was trivial to install. I have installed Docker, so
> > could get Linux working here.
> >
> > I installed Audacity to do some sound work. When I went to save it, I
> could
> > see the roots of Windows in the C: and D: devices. After I saved a file,
> I
> > actually lost its location. Maddening.
> >
> > My question for the group is this: if you prefer life in Unix but need to
> > use a Windows box, are there a few programs you find are necessary to
> stay
> > sane in a Windows environment?
> >
> > From long ago, I recall using cygwin but do not know of its current state
> > or value. I saw one presentation on PowerShell, an idea to do deal with
> > "objects" instead of text, but again, do not know if people like to use
> > that for day-to-day work.
> >
> > Doug
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