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Help with Windows 10 question!!!

Is there a way rebuild a Linux application from source if you want native Linux to run on Windows 10? This is related to the console foundations course. I do not know how to add on specific markers to explicitly denote that my question is related to a specific video. Every time I press the ask comment it always directs me away from the area where questions are asked about a specific video.

1 Answer

Sue Dough
Sue Dough
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Linux and windows are different. There is some ways to help run some linux apps though which I have linked below. There isn't an easy way to just rebuild the code.

http://lifehacker.com/358208/seamlessly-run-linux-apps-on-your-windows-desktop http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/03/ubuntus-bash-and-linux-command-line-coming-to-windows-10/

Linux users can use a program called Wine that allows them to run some windows programs:

http://www.howtogeek.com/133515/4-ways-to-run-windows-software-on-linux/

Please consider ditching windows and using linux. Microsoft supports genocide and NSA spying:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWvcwYsMDew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WQtRI7A064 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw8K460vx1c https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace%2C_extend_and_extinguish

Linux is way better for learning development.

Okay thanks for the advice. I see many programmers using Linux based programs. So it must be better for coding.