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==Changing Home Dir== | |||
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* <code>db_home<code> in <code>/etc/nsswitch.conf</code> | |||
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db_home: /c/Users/david | |||
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* <code>HOME</code> environment variable |
Revision as of 16:16, 10 May 2020
Bash for windows
Getting Started
- Install Msys2 from https://www.msys2.org/
- Note: You can also install with
choco install msys2
but you will need to set start menu shortcuts yourself
- Note: You can also install with
- Install common developer tools
pacman -S --needed base-devel git
pacman -S --needed mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake
Package Management
# Install a package pacman -S <package> # Uninstall a package pacman -R <package>
Changing Home Dir
Set the following:
db_home
in
/etc/nsswitch.conf
- e.g.
db_home: /c/Users/david
HOME
environment variable