Cygwin

About Cygwin

From wikipedia: Cygwin is a POSIX-compatible programming and runtime environment that runs natively on Microsoft Windows. Under Cygwin, source code designed for Unix-like operating systems may be compiled and run natively with minimal modification. From cygwin.com: Cygwin is:

• a large collection of GNU and Open Source tools which provide functionality similar to a Linux distribution on Windows.
• a DLL (cygwin1.dll) which provides substantial POSIX API functionality.

Cygwin is not:

• a way to run native Linux apps on Windows. You must rebuild your application from source if you want it to run on Windows.
• a way to magically make native Windows apps aware of UNIX® functionality like signals, ptys, etc. Again, you need to build your apps from source if you want to take advantage of Cygwin functionality.

Availability

Cygwin download links and instructions can be found at https://cygwin.com.

Supported Operating Systems

Cygwin is only available for Windows. Mac and Linux users don't need it.

VPN requirement

Connection to campus VPN is not required.