Installing and Running BASH on Windows 10 (Build 14316)

badrobot · 07 Apr 2016

So I went ahead and installed BASH to see if it will be of any use to me as as Linux and Raspberry Pi enthusiast.

It's very easy.

First, make sure that "Developer Mode" is enabled under Settings>>>Update & Security>>>For Developers

Then go to Turn Windows features on or off and find "Windows Subsystem for Linux (Beta)" and tick to enable it.

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Restart your PC.

Now, to install BASH open a command prompt and type "bash" (w/o the quotation marks).

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When you have BASH installed, there are 2 ways to open it. First is to open a command prompt and type "bash". And second, you can just go to the Start Menu and open "Bash on Ubuntu on Windows".

And it will open up this window...

That's it... you are ready to "sudo" away...

Now to test this feature the first thing I did was try to connect remotely to my Raspberry Pi (in the other room) a la SSH terminal window. Just type "ssh pi@xxx.xxx.x.xxx" where the X's correspond to your Pi's IP address. And presto! Goodbye PuTTY!

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I mounted my NAS to the Pi and opened up "Media-On-Console" (MOC) on the Pi..

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And now I can play my music from my NAS to the Raspberry Pi...

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Or play my internet radio on the Pi remotely from my desktop PC.

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These are just simple tasks just to test running BASH natively on Windows 10.

caperjack · 07 Apr 2016

Rebooting my win10 now to install latest updates to 14316
edit -
just checked it ,it must be a big update ,its installing part 1 of 3 ,first time I ever seen it do that I think

caperjack · 07 Apr 2016

when I run the Bash it tell me I need to be in developer mode ,but I can find any info on how to set it to that mode. any suggestions
I have win10 pro insider ,build 14316 rs_1 release

badrobot · 07 Apr 2016

caperjack said:

when I run the Bash it tell me I need to be in developer mode ,but I can find any info on how to set it to that mode. any suggestions
I have win10 pro insider ,build 14316 rs_1 release

Settings>>>Update & Security >>> For Developers

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badrobot · 07 Apr 2016

I am trying to find out if Media-On-Console will work on Windows. I installed MOC but I got a fatal error saying no valid sound driver. Now, I will try to install alsa-utils for audio...

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caperjack · 07 Apr 2016

thanks ,I actually just found it ...been there a dozen time before ,brain dead

caperjack · 07 Apr 2016

badrobot said:

I am trying to find out if Media-On-Console will work on Windows. I installed MOC but I got a fatal error saying no valid sound driver. Now, I will try to install alsa-utils for audio...

interesting ,I will be watching with interest ,,all new to me ,as is everything

caperjack · 08 Apr 2016

could not get in, will not take my password, says incorrect, but its not it get me into the Pi, I will try some wore when I get home from work

BunnyJ · 08 Apr 2016

Thanks for the instructions. Very useful!

badrobot · 08 Apr 2016

BunnyJ said:

Thanks for the instructions. Very useful!

Thanks. I added one step which is enabling "Developer Mode" first.