Quick Answer: How Do I Install Bash on Windows 7?
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Can I install bash on Windows?

Microsoft has brought “native” Linux capabilities to Windows 10 by allowing you to install Ubuntu Bash. Microsoft has achieved this by building a new infrastructure into Windows called the Windows Sub-system for Linux (WSL) and worked with Canonical to run Ubuntu userland on top of this infrastructure.

How do I enable bash on Windows?

To enable bash in Windows 10:

  1. Click the Start button , click Control Panel, click Programs, and then click Turn Windows features on or off.
  2. Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux.
  3. To get Bash installed, open Command Prompt and type “bash”
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