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Ubuntu on Windows

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2049 points bpierre | 5 comments | 30 Mar 16 16:35 UTC | HN request time: 1.012s | source
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Stratoscope ◴[31 Mar 16 04:27 UTC] No.11394994[source]▶
So how does one actually install this thing?

I set up the brand new Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 14295 from MSDN. Hanselman's blog post says:

> After turning on Developer Mode in Windows Settings and adding the Feature, run you bash and are prompted to get Ubuntu on Windows from Canonical via the Windows Store...

OK, I turned on Developer Mode. Now what? What does "[add] the Feature" mean?

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/DevelopersCanRunBashShellAndUs...

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1. shanselman ◴[31 Mar 16 04:47 UTC] No.11395051[source]▶
Builds coming soon first via the Windows Insider Program. Sign up and you'll get it all over Windows Update soon.
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2. Stratoscope ◴[31 Mar 16 06:19 UTC] No.11395335[source]▶
Thanks Scott! I've got my Insider builds turned on with the Fast level on this test machine, so will hang tight and wait for updates.

Well, actually my "test machine" is a Windows 10 14295 VM running in Parallels. So if this ends up working (no reason it shouldn't) I will be running Ubuntu on Windows on OSX! :-)

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3. kitsirota ◴[05 Apr 16 18:16 UTC] No.11432912[source]▶
The wait is literally killing me!

Scott, is there any chance you could drop a hint how soon is "soon"? Will this drop on a Wednesday with other updates or will it be a special release?

Thank you!

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4. kitsirota ◴[06 Apr 16 01:28 UTC] No.11435952[source]▶
Haha I am running Windows 10 on a macbook pro (bootcamp). So in my case it would be ubuntu on windows on a macbook =P
5. shanselman ◴[11 Apr 16 18:55 UTC] No.11474164[source]▶
This is in the current Insiders release, NOW.