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WSL can now run git-annex

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The git-annex Windows port is beta, but rapidly becoming polished and
usable!
## do we need this port anymore?
See <http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2016/03/ubuntu-on-windows.html>
If windows has transparent support for running linux executables, and those
executables can access files in "." which are on the windows system, then
you could just use this to run linux git-annex on windows. No port needed.
That would be great!
Seems like this would need Windows 10.
## status
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it and files can be transferred to it and back
* Does stopping in progress transfers work in the webapp?
## do we need this port anymore?
See <http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2016/03/ubuntu-on-windows.html>
If windows has transparent support for running linux executables, and those
executables can access files in "." which are on the windows system, then
you could just use this to run linux git-annex on windows. No port needed.
That would be great!
Seems like this would need Windows 10.
> The latest builds of Windows 10 (build 15063) can run git-annex in the
> Windows Subsystem for Linux. After following the instructions at
> <https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/commandline/wsl/about>, run:
> `sudo apt-get install git-annex`
>
> git-annex in WSL passes its full test suite, and it avoids all
> the problems discussed in sections above.
>
> git-annex can access Windows files in eg `/mnt/c`, so a git-annex
> repository can be stored there. However, if the git-annex repository uses
> indirect mode, the symlinks used by git-annex won't be usable by Windows
> programs. Use either direct mode, or v6 mode to avoid the symlink
> problem.
>
> Also, see this important caveat:
> <https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/2016/11/17/do-not-change-linux-files-using-windows-apps-and-tools/>
>
> WSL is currently rather annoying to enable. *If* it became easy enough
> to enable, note that "bash -c git-annex" works from a windows command
> prompt, and would probably work in a .bat file as well, so git-annex from
> the WSL could be transparently used on the windows side.
>
> The webapp does not currently work. It doesn't know how to open a web
> browser from the linux side. There are also what look like some emulation
> problems around the daemonization code. `git annex assistant
> --foreground` does run, but while it notices when new files are added, it
> does not notice when existing files get modified. Probably an inotify
> emulation bug. --[[Joey]]