The Cygwin program allows you to run Linux-based binary files on your Windows computer. Through this, you can access a Linux file system, Linux applications and Linux security software related to your ...

I had a machine die a couple weeks ago. I ordered a new one, and borrowed a temp for the duration. One of my key packages is Cygwin, but I can't use the entire suite. Hence there's quite a bit of ...

A while back I asked some advice on here concerning the modification/rewriting of a graphing/analysing app from pure X11 to something more cross-platform. It was suggested I'd rather use cygwin as the ...

Lifehacker reader Michael writes in with a nifty tip that was lurking in our comments all along, but deserves to see the bright light of posting. If you're already using the Unix-like Cygwin, it's an ...

I recently found myself working at a company that uses Windows as the desktop environment. I was used to Linux, however, and wanted to have that on my desktop instead. Should you find yourself, for ...