Is Cygwin the best unix environment for Windows?
- by nik
Which unix like environment do you prefer on Windows?
I have found Cygwin to be very comfortable for a windows platform (usually XP).
I am wondering if there is a better alternative (not because I want to move away from Cygwin).
What are the features of Cygwin that you like OR,
What are features you find in alternatives that you miss in Cygwin?
I am often miss binary compatibility of applications built on Cygwin.
These cannot be run directly on another Windows platform.
But, usually fetching a copy of cygwin1.dll suffices.
A collection of other tools many of which work directly on the Windows subsystem rather than emulating unix, like Cygwin does.
Have been referred PowerShell a lot of times for scripting on Windows
Earlier, UnixUtils was suggested more often
Microsoft Windows Services for Unix
