IDG Contributor Network: Ubuntu on Windows: What it means and who it's for

Soon you will be able to run some of the best open source tools that are available for Linux on Windows system, natively. The move is a natural progression of the way Microsoft is bringing the Windows and Linux world closer to each other.
If you are on a Windows 10 system you will be able to open ‘bash’ from the start menu that will open Windows command prompt running Ubuntu’s /bin/bash. It’s more or less like running Ubuntu terminal ‘in’ Windows.
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