I'm getting a new laptop in a couple of days. After 6 years of tweaking my existing Cygwin config (e.g. which packages are installed), I'd like to replicate that config on the new laptop. I want the ...

If you try to install Gnome on your Windows computer running the Linux emulator Cygwin from the Cygwin command line, you will not be able to run the Gnome desktop. Cygwin installs the Linux ...

I had a machine die a couple weeks ago. I ordered a new one, and borrowed a temp for the duration. One of my key packages is Cygwin, but I can't use the entire suite. Hence there's quite a bit of ...

The Cygwin program allows you to run Linux-based binary files on your Windows computer. Through this, you can access a Linux file system, Linux applications and Linux security software related to your ...

If you still think that operating systems are tied to hardware, you need to update your thinking; nowadays there are lots of options that let you run one operating system within another or in parallel ...