If you use the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system on the computers at your business and need to run Linux or BSD programs on them, you can use Cygwin, a Linux-like environment for Windows computers.

Ok, so I have followed the instructions given here to the t. It does boot as the shell, using the Window manager of my choice, no problem there... The thing is, if I start another program, let's say, ...

If you still think that operating systems are tied to hardware, you need to update your thinking; nowadays there are lots of options that let you run one operating system within another or in parallel ...

Here's hoping to find a genius out there because so far no web site or mailing list could help me solve this problem. I enter my password for administrator and log in fine. BUT! No prompt (PS1 is not ...

This may be common knowledge, but I was pleasantly surprised. ssh installed with cygwin can open secure tunnels that are usable by windows programs, notably TightVNC. You can invoke ssh from a DOS ...

I recently found myself working at a company that uses Windows as the desktop environment. I was used to Linux, however, and wanted to have that on my desktop instead. Should you find yourself, for ...