How to enable Bash in Windows 10 developer preview?
The Bash feature isn't available on build 14295.
- Scott answered a question that an update will be coming soon to insiders (Microsoft want to make sure everything is OK with this feature before pushing it to Insiders)
- I've been chatting with a Microsoft Program Manager (Sarah Cooley) and she confirm that she have the Bash feature on Build 14311 (which isn't out for insiders yet)
You can see Scott's answer here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11394994.
To enable bash in Windows 10:
- Click the Start button , click Control Panel, click Programs, and then click Turn Windows features on or off.
- Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux
- To get Bash installed, open Command Prompt and type “bash”
For More Information visit :
- Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14316
- Run Bash on Ubuntu on Windows
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