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From: =?UTF-8?B?SsOpcsOpbWllIFJvcXVldA==?= <jroquet@arkanosis.net>
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2016 15:18:36 +0200
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Subject: Re: Zsh on Ubuntu on Windows
To: Tyler James Leonhardt <tylerl0706@gmail.com>
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Hello Tyler,

2016-04-23 14:51 GMT+02:00 Tyler James Leonhardt <tylerl0706@gmail.com>:
> Is support for zsh on Ubuntu on Windows in the works? Zsh being available
> on Linux, Mac and Windows would be incredible.

As I understand it, Ubuntu on Windows is literally =E2=80=9CUbuntu on Windo=
ws=E2=80=9D
so, as Zsh is working like a charm on Ubuntu, I guess it's working as
well on =E2=80=9CUbuntu on Windows=E2=80=9D without any change. But I may b=
e mistaken.

> I love zsh so much on my MacBook Pro and now that Ubuntu on Windows is a
> thing, zsh on Ubuntu on Windows can finally be a thing.

Zsh on Windows has been working great for years without Ubuntu; you
might want to try MSYS2=C2=B9, which is basically =E2=80=9CArch within Wind=
ows=E2=80=9D.
I'm using Zsh in it to do =E2=80=9CWindows stuff=E2=80=9C and it works as w=
ell as one
could hope. On the other hand, I've been told (but haven't tried
myself) that the current build of Windows 10 only allows you to do
=E2=80=9CUbuntu stuff=E2=80=9D on your =E2=80=9CUbuntu on Windows=E2=80=9D =
(ie. you can't run Windows
programs) which for me kinds of defeat the purpose of having Zsh on
Windows (but I guess it will improve very soon).

Best regards,

=C2=B9 https://msys2.github.io/

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