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fragsworth
on Dec 5, 2011
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Gow – The lightweight alternative to Cygwin
You could mount the Windows filesystem from the Linux VM, and use the shell tools that way.
I agree, though, it's still better to have Cygwin, because you can alt-tab and such.
elmindreda
on Dec 5, 2011
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I don't see Cygwin as a file manager but as another (better) interface to Windows. A Linux VM wouldn't let me natively run and debug Windows software, which is the entire point of me being in Windows in the first place.
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I agree, though, it's still better to have Cygwin, because you can alt-tab and such.