Homepage:
https://www.cygwin.com/
Package management:
Package management is only possible via the GUI (i.e. the Cygwin setup).
There is no package manager present within the Cygwin environment itself.
Required packages:
bash, gawk, grep, sed, unzip, curl, wget, gzip, bzip2, xz, zip
Homepage:
https://www.msys2.org/
Package management (using pacman):
| Function | Command |
|---|---|
| Update package information | pacman -Sy |
| Search packages | pacman -Ss <keyword> |
| Install packages | pacman -S <package> |
| Remove packages | pacman -Rs <package> |
| Upgrade all packages | pacman -Syu |
Install required packages:
pacman -S --needed bash gawk grep sed unzip curl wget gzip bzip2 xz zip
Homepage:
https://gitforwindows.org/
Downloads:
https://git-scm.com/download/win
Package management:
Git for Windows does not feature a package management system.
However, all required dependencies are already met out of the box.
Homepage:
https://ubuntu.com/wsl
Quick setup:
Open PowerShell or Windows Command Prompt and enter this command: wsl --install
Once installation is complete, reboot, then open Start, find Ubuntu and run/open it.
Advanced setup:
Refer to Microsoft Learn articles Install Linux on Windows with WSL and/or Manual installation steps for older versions of WSL for detailed instructions.
Package management (using apt):
| Function | Command |
|---|---|
| Update package information | sudo apt update |
| Search packages | apt search <keyword> |
| Install packages | sudo apt install <package> |
| Remove packages | sudo apt remove <package> |
| Upgrade all packages | sudo apt upgradesudo apt full-upgrade |
Package management (using apt-get):
| Function | Command |
|---|---|
| Update package information | sudo apt-get update |
| Search packages | apt-cache search <keyword> |
| Install packages | sudo apt-get install <package> |
| Remove packages | sudo apt-get remove <package> |
| Upgrade all packages | sudo apt-get upgradesudo apt-get dist-upgrade |
Install required packages:
sudo apt install bash gawk grep sed unzip curl wget gzip bzip2 xz-utils zip
-or-
sudo apt-get install bash gawk grep sed unzip curl wget gzip bzip2 xz-utils zip
Last updated: 08/25/23