Cgywin: UNIX under Windows - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

rubicon · 06-12-2003, 07:31 AM

I'm not a Linux-head but I recently downloaded Cygwin. It's a UNIX port that runs directly under Windows and doesn't require any special disk partitioning, dual booting, etc.

It may be an effective way for people to try out Linux before they commit time and energy into repartitioning their PC.

Cygwin is free from www.cygwin.com. You can run KDE (3.x beta) as well: http://kde-cygwin.sourceforge.net/

I followed the install docs for Cygwin and KDE-Cygwin and they installed painlessly and worked on first run. It's running under Windows XP Pro with NTFS volumes.

Check it out.

txd · 06-12-2003, 07:57 AM

I've been a big fan of cygwin for some time, it makes using windows that little bit easier. Cant say I've tried the kde port though

Antagony · 06-12-2003, 09:32 AM

Actually Cygwin is a Linux emulator for Windows.

It's not a port and it most certainly isn't UNIX.

Cool stuff, though.

lemz · 06-12-2003, 10:03 AM

if you just wanna "run linux on windows", get vmware or virtualpc... this way you can get a real distro running with all the bells and whistles

txd · 06-13-2003, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Antagony
It's not a port and it most certainly isn't UNIX.

I know that but alot of the time the apps have to be "ported" to run on windows using cygwin

rubicon · 06-13-2003, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by lemz
if you just wanna "run linux on windows", get vmware or virtualpc... this way you can get a real distro running with all the bells and whistles

VMWare is a good product - I use it for testing Windows setups but I haven't gotten around to installing Linux with it.

Tha advantage of cygwin is the price - FREE! VMWare is $250.

saberyo · 06-13-2003, 12:29 PM

I think that cygwin is a POSIX environment for win32, not a linux emulator.

and it really helps a unix user cope with windows.

charliex · 06-14-2003, 09:48 AM

cygwin just makes most of the linux/posix api available to the coders, so we can recompile the app to run under windows using *nix features. personally i prefer to not use it and just make the code native, since it adds another dependancy to the code, and its not as stable as it could be, plus since theres some significant differences between the way each OS handles certain things, you end up with a mismatch and not getting the best of either.

vmware and cygwin are apples and oranges, one is a set of libraries and *nix tools ported to win32, and the other is a virtual machine.

cygwin is not a linux emulator.

gili_666 · 06-15-2003, 10:35 AM

i love cygwin. allows me to rename/move files on the command line ( in while/do/done loops ). scp on the command line on pc's too. grep, awk...need i say more.

cygwin is a must for any *nix user, using a windows desktop.

06-12-2003, 07:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
rubicon Stop. Think. Question. Location: Redondo Beach, CA	Cgywin: UNIX under Windows I'm not a Linux-head but I recently downloaded Cygwin. It's a UNIX port that runs directly under Windows and doesn't require any special disk partitioning, dual booting, etc. It may be an effective way for people to try out Linux before they commit time and energy into repartitioning their PC. Cygwin is free from www.cygwin.com. You can run KDE (3.x beta) as well: http://kde-cygwin.sourceforge.net/ I followed the install docs for Cygwin and KDE-Cygwin and they installed painlessly and worked on first run. It's running under Windows XP Pro with NTFS volumes. Check it out. __________________ How you do anything is how you do everything.

06-12-2003, 09:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
Antagony Psychopathic Akimbo Action Pirate Location: ...between Christ and Belial.	Actually Cygwin is a Linux emulator for Windows. It's not a port and it most certainly isn't UNIX. Cool stuff, though. __________________ On the outside I'm jazz, but my soul is rock and roll. Sleep is a waste of time. Join the Insomniac Club. "GYOH GWAH-DAH GREH BLAAA! SROH WIH DIH FLIH RYOHH!!" - The Locust

06-13-2003, 12:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
saberyo Tilted	I think that cygwin is a POSIX environment for win32, not a linux emulator. and it really helps a unix user cope with windows. __________________ TANSTAAFL

06-15-2003, 10:35 AM	#9 (permalink)
gili_666 Upright Location: uk	i love cygwin. allows me to rename/move files on the command line ( in while/do/done loops ). scp on the command line on pc's too. grep, awk...need i say more. cygwin is a must for any *nix user, using a windows desktop. __________________ "A man may fight for many things; his country, his principles, his friends, the glistening tear on the cheek of a golden child. But personally, I'd mudwrestle my own mother for a ton of cash, an amusing clock, and a stack of French porn." - Edmund Blackadder

06-12-2003, 07:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
txd Addict	I've been a big fan of cygwin for some time, it makes using windows that little bit easier. Cant say I've tried the kde port though

06-12-2003, 10:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
lemz Upright	if you just wanna "run linux on windows", get vmware or virtualpc... this way you can get a real distro running with all the bells and whistles

06-14-2003, 09:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
charliex Junkie Location: North Hollywood	cygwin just makes most of the linux/posix api available to the coders, so we can recompile the app to run under windows using nix features. personally i prefer to not use it and just make the code native, since it adds another dependancy to the code, and its not as stable as it could be, plus since theres some significant differences between the way each OS handles certain things, you end up with a mismatch and not getting the best of either. vmware and cygwin are apples and oranges, one is a set of libraries and nix tools ported to win32, and the other is a virtual machine. cygwin is not a linux emulator.