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Re: Cygwin alongside WSL
> Il 25 ottobre 2017 alle 8.29 Thomas Wolff <towo@towo.net> ha scritto:
>
>
> >> Mintty 2.8.0 simplifies WSL integration a lot.
> >> In Cygwin, you can simply start e.g. mintty --WSL=Ubuntu (add -~ to start in the WSL home).
> > Does it mean that 2.8.0 does not need wslbridge [*] any more?
> No, sorry, I forgot to mention that wslbridge would have to be installed
> in /bin to make this work.
If I understand, 2.8.0 is a big step forward because instead to have this (as target link)
C:\msys64\usr\bin\mintty.exe /bin/wslbridge.exe --distro-guid {AAAAA-CCCC-BBBB-DDD-123123} -C~ -t /bin/bash -l
we just need this
C:\msys64\usr\bin\mintty.exe --WSL=Ubuntu -~
Right?
Thanks,
Angelo.
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