Cygwin is a Linux-like environment for Windows. which acts as a Linux API emulation layer providing substantial Linux API functionality and collection of tools which provide Linux look and feel.
With Cygwin you can install and run all Linux compliant applications over your Windows O/S. To me I was very stratified with my Linux installation on my desktop, but I had to reinstall NS-2 on my Windows for the purpose of portability
I Still dream of the day that I can get rid of Windows for ever and shut up singing songs like this ... But it seems that it isn't very soon and may never come
But until this moment and after installing platform independent applications on Linux and Window I can feel that I'm now a Cross Platform Human being or a Platform Independent Person ... and still there are many cross roads that I must pass quickly
For a quick reference on installing Cygwin just click here
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also exists the MinGW project.
however,IMO I don't consider emulators to do a good cross-platform job, maybe for testing and experiments, but not day-to-day use.
same goes for WinE on unix.
Thanks Hassan for your addition ... Always your comments add info to me .. keep it on man
I'm wondering, since you want to quit Windows, what Windows applications keep you there that have no Linux alternative?
examples may be Mono<>.NetFW3.5 , the developments' IDE in general , the one click setup in Widows <> compilation setup stuff in Linux
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I totally understand what you mean, although I consider compiling is essential in taking full control and customization of the computer, packaging management systems (i.e. deb, rpm) have made it MUCH easier.
but still there is some work in progress... examples include Autopackage, and Klik (which is similar to MAC OS application images)
other examples may include pre-compiled software such as Aptana and Songbird... just download and run...
by the way, any suggestions are welcome to improve such process and Get More People :D
Thanks for replying. I'm interested, any other applications that prevent you from abandoning Windows?
(I'm not asking about general OS issues like installation..etc but about application).
@Hassan
Thanks again for the links & I will try to use the applications soon
But still the point "still there is some work in progress" need efforts from many ones in the world
@dr Mohamed Samy
Concerning the day to day applications i know that most applications in each o/s has its alternatives on the other and till now I have no problem
But I still answer with a "Debugger" if you consider the debugger is an appliactions
I've worked about a year with php without any respectful or always functioning debugger even with the existence of zend,also I think that Expression Blend doesn't has its alternative on Linux
And now I have no specific answer on day to day application for the question and if i remebered I may reply again
I saw ur new post dr and it is very nice to c a reply-like post , I like this , although all information in it you told me about a year ago @ the extension ... do u remember?:D
waiting for the Linux post
@mahmoud:
"A debugger" is certainly an answer to my question :)
I was asking because if the same applications are required for Linux over and over by people like us, we might as well find a way to create them.
We are supposed to be developers and we know lots of developers. Perhaps we should look into contributing to some OSS projects. But before that we need to know the most important applications for us.
Personally, my biggest needs are
a) A debugger for MonoDevelop
b) An easy to install/use C++ IDE that can also cross compile Windows applications.
@dr Samy
That is gr8 dr ... plz keep me on the updated news concerning that as we may get hands in ... Good Luck
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