Download Cygwin 3 for Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 - Provide functionality similar to a Linux distribution on Windows with a large selection of precompiled apps
Cygwin is designed to provide functionality similar to a Linux distribution on Windows with a large selection of precompiled apps. Cygwin is available on aiiguide.com comes with an installer to be sure you have the latest version. It is not a shell replacement or even a replacement for Windows but rather, provides a Terminal which allows you to execute Linux commands.
Cygwin: Linux Emulator on Windows
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 3.3.1 is the last version supporting:
- Windows Vista
- Windows Server 2008
- 32 bit Windows versions, including WOW64
