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Bash On Ubuntu On Windows

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How to Instsall Bash on Ubuntu on Windows

Install the Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Go to "Turn Windows features on or off"
Scroll down to "Windows subsystem for Linux (Beta)"

(video: http://www.hanselman.com/blog/VIDEOHowToRunLinuxAndBashOnWindows10AnniversaryUpdate.aspx)

Start an bash ssh-agent on launch

Open the config

$ nano ~/.bashrc

Add the following somewhere:

if [ ! -S ~/.ssh/ssh_auth_sock ]; then
   eval `ssh-agent`
   ln -sf "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" ~/.ssh/ssh_auth_sock
 fi
 export SSH_AUTH_SOCK=~/.ssh/ssh_auth_sock
 ssh-add -l | grep "The agent has no identities" && ssh-add


## Use Windows 10 Virtual desktop to have your own workspace
Create a new virtual desktop from `Win+Tab` and setup your ubuntu workspace. Or run 4 terminals on that screen, for different ssh sessions for example. Switch desktops easily and fast by either `Win+Ctrl+left` / `Win+Ctrl+right` or `win+tab tab enter`


## How to access the filesystem from Windows / Ubuntu

In Ubuntu, you can find your entire C drive under `/mnt/c`. (You have the same permissions as the User you launched Ubuntu with)

In Windows, you can find your entire Ubuntu installation under `%LocalAppData%\lxss`. (C:/Users/YOURUSERNAME/AppData/Local/lxss)

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