Thursday, April 7, 2016

Getting the Bash shell on Windows 10

With Insider build 14316, Windows 10 can include Ubuntu's Bash shell natively. The article explains how to enable the feature, and I summarize the relevant parts here:

  1. Update to build 14316 (requires an Insider account on the Fast ring)
  2. Enable Developer Mode (Settings → Update & security → For developers)
  3. Enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux (Beta) feature in the classic Windows Features dialog
  4. Type bash in a command prompt
  5. Answer the confirmation prompt affirmatively with a y
All necessary features will be unpacked and set up for you.

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