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Re: The need for cygwin
> Hi,
> I am eager to know the need for cygwin if emulators like ?VirtualBox,
> Bochs IA-32 Emulator , QEMU, Vmware, Hyper-V, XenServer are able to
> provide the linux in windows ?
> How is cygwin different from those and what are the advantages
> provided by cygwin ?
Simple: Cygwin provides Linux-like functionality without the need to
install software that relies on device drivers or requires administrative
rights, or to install and boot a 2nd operating system.
Cygwin works within your existing Windows file systems.
It is much simpler and requires less resources to open a Cygwin shell than
to boot a 2nd operating system.
Andrew.
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