in reply to [OT] Windows VMs under Linux for running Perl.

I know that your looking to setup a windows environment in vm in linux, BUT I would like to mention something that hasnt been mentioned yet. There is bash on ubuntu on windows (WSL) and it has done everything I have wanted except run wine, but the base system is windows so no need for wine.
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Re^2: [OT] Windows VMs under Linux for running Perl.
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Dec 19, 2016 at 18:31 UTC
    There is bash on ubuntu on windows (WSL) ...

    Thanks for that. However, it is almost the exact opposite of what I need. If there was such a thing as cmd on windows on ubuntu, that'd be perfect.

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      Wine provides that functionality.

      For simple C programs, sometimes I use the MinGW-w64 compiler available in Ubuntu as a cross-compiler, and then test the generated binaries on top of Wine.

      Though, the last time I tried to install Strawberry Perl under Wine it failed.

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        I did look briefly at Wine. It is an heroic effort, but wherever I looked there were reminders of its limitations. A Linux hosted Windows VM just seems like the better bet.

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      Just for curiosity: why do you need or want something like cmd.exe under a Linux distro?

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        For an upcoming job I need a Linux environment to run the proprietary DB software that generates and stores the data I will be working on; but I infinitely prefer to do development under Windows.

        I've tried running Linux in VMs under Windows. It works, but the integration is clunky and the proprietary software comes as bunch of appliances that don't really play well in VMs.

        So the better solution is to do my development in a Windows VM hosted on Linux.

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        Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
        "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". The enemy of (IT) success is complexity.
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