Cygwin/X as Shell replacement?

[Andrey Repin]

Greetings, Jens Staal!

> Dear all,

> I recently read the Wikipedia article on alternative shells in Windows.

> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_alternative_shells_for_Windows

> And it got me wondering: can you start a DE or WM running under Cygwin/X as
> an alternative Windows shell?

Can you? Yes. But, unless you run Explorer as shell, all the Metro interface
will be unavailable. This includes, across many, all the configuration
windows.


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With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Thursday, June 20, 2024 03:28:05

Sorry for my terrible english...