Linux - NewbieThis Linux forum is for members that are new to Linux.
Just starting out and have a question?
If it is not in the man pages or the how-to's this is the place!
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
I'm pretty sure you don't need X if all you want to do is compile (many days of Gentoo experience!).
The other thing which drove me crazy for a while is that in Linux (just as in Windows) the command has to be in your path. So even if you've installed tar, you might get an error message. And if you switch user (to su for example), that user might have a different path.
That said, I've just done a default cygwin install and tar is there AND it's in the default user path.
You can actually access the windows folders and drives. They are under /cygdrive, so for example c:\myfolder is /cygwin/c/myfolder. However, if the drive itself is NTFS you probably won't be able to write to it.
You can actually access the windows folders and drives. They are under /cygdrive, so for example c:\myfolder is /cygwin/c/myfolder. However, if the drive itself is NTFS you probably won't be able to write to it.
While Cygwin provides a Linux-like environment, its not Linux, there's no Linux kernel involved. I/O is still being handled by Windows therefore you will be able to write to an NTFS partition, run your windows command line utilities, launch gui apps etc in Cygwin bash shell.
You guys are probably correct about this program in particular, but reading his/her original post left me with the impression that he didn't understand exactly what cygwin looks like or does. Regardless, I think that he/she has disappeared for a little while.
Originally posted by Demonbane While Cygwin provides a Linux-like environment, its not Linux, there's no Linux kernel involved. I/O is still being handled by Windows therefore you will be able to write to an NTFS partition, run your windows command line utilities, launch gui apps etc in Cygwin bash shell.
yea thats for the most part what i wanted to know, but i also need to know how to cd to the directory. I cant figure out how to since its under windows, i tried cd /c/programfiles/dragonheart/circle-3.1 but it says its not there
cd /cygdrive/c/program\ files/dragonheart/circle-3.1
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.