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Welcome to our SUA / SFU / Interix CommunitySubsystem for Unix-based Applications and Services for UnixFor the past seven years Microsoft has sponsored the 16,000+ member SUA Community forum hosted by Interop Systems for users of the Microsoft Subsystem for Unix-based Applications, Interix and Services for Unix. Interop has ported hundreds of additional open source tools to the SUA (Subsystem for Unix-based Applications) and Interix / SFU (Services for Unix) environment -- such that users now have a complete Unix/Linux environment available to them at no cost. In addition, Interop Systems was responsible (under contract from Microsoft) for updating the BSD and GNU utilities that are provided by Microsoft. Updates to the Microsoft set of utilities are maintained and posted in the SUA Community alongside Interop's set of open source tools. | ||||
SUA Community ForumForums covering Interix, Subsystem for Unix-based Applications (SUA), Service for Unix (SFU) and NFS. Topics include installation, getting started, software development question and administration. CLICK HERE |
Tool WarehouseA table listing additional pre-built software that can be installed onto your Interix (SUA and SFU) systems. Each package contains many binaries and/or libraries. You can almost triple the basic installation. Examples are OpenSSH, bash, X11R6, X11R7, BIND, rsync, Python, Ruby, Tcl. CLICK HERE |
Software BundlesBundles of software packages grouped together to make it easier to install in a single download. Co-ordinates with the Tool Warehouse for updates. More information and details below. CLICK HERE |
FAQ PageDozens of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Interix, Subsystem for Unix-based Applications (SUA), Service for Unix (SFU) and NFS. In sections for installers, users, administrators and developers. CLICK HERE |
Manual PagesOn the web/on-line copies of the manual pages (aka man pages) for when you are away from your system or deciding if Interix/SUA is right for you. Manual pages cover the Complete Bundle installation. CLICK HERE |
Subsystem for Unix-based Applications (SUA) Installation Screencast / Video
We have prepared a step-by-step video geared to anyone installing and
using Microsoft's Subsystem for Unix-based Applications (SUA) for the first
time. This webcast covers activating the
SUA subsystem, installing the Utilities & SDK and the Interop Tools
Bundles listed below. It walks you through each step and choice and
provides an actual installation for visual reference. |
SUA Familiarization Screencast / Video (Post or After Installation)
This second video follows the Installation video. After covering a
brief history of SUA, an overview of the system architecture is
presented. The video then comments on security aspects, the shells
and filesystems. Actual examples of common configuration actions and
program use for administrators are shown. Intended to broaden the
knowledge of SUA users, developers and administrators.
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Power UserInstall SUA and the Microsoft utilities package first, including the GNU utilities. (Download size ~116 MB)
The Power User bundle includes the most requested open source commands, utilities and libraries from the SUA Community Tool Warehouse, such as: bash, OpenSSH, OpenSSL and Xming (Xserver). For a complete list of what's included in the Power User bundle, see the description below. |
DeveloperInstall SUA and the Microsoft utilities including the GNU utilities & both SDK's. (Download size ~189 MB)
The Developer bundle contains the Power User toolset plus additional
developer utilities and libraries -- resulting in a complete GNU
toolchain (gcc, gmake, binutils, For a complete list of what's included in the Developer bundle, see the description below. |
System AdministratorInstall SUA and the Microsoft utilities including the GNU utilities & both SDK's. (Download size ~133 MB)
System Administrator bundle contains the Power User toolset plus additional system admin. commands and utilities. For a complete list of what's included in the System Administrator bundle, see the description below. |
Complete ToolsetInstall SUA and the Microsoft utilities including the GNU utilities & both SDK's. (Download size ~193 MB)
Complete Toolset combines all three bundles. If you have a good Internet
connection and the disk space, we suggest you choose For a complete list of what's included in the Complete Toolset bundle, see the description below. |
Power User Bundleapropos, arc, atk, awk, bash, bdes, biff, bzip2, cabextract, caesar, cat, chcase, chmod, cmp, colrm, cp, cpio, curl, cut, cxref, date, dialog, diffutils, echo, ed, env, etc_profile_patch, expect, fetchmail, find, fontconfig, fortune, from, ftp, fvwm, getname, getopt, gettext, ghostscript, glib, gnupg, gnuplot, grep, groff, groups, gzip, jot, jove, jpeg, lam, lc, leave, libart, libcrypt, libexpat, libfreetype, libiconv, libncurses, libpng, libxml2, libxpm, links, locate, ls, lsreg, lynx, man, mc, md5, mesg, mkstr, mktemp, most, mtree, mutt, mv, ncftp, netpbm, openssh, openssl, pango, passwd, pax, pdomain, perl, pine, pkg, pkgconfig, popclient, python, rcp, readline, realpath, render, rev, rman, rs, rsh, rxvt, screen, scsh, shed, sort, stat, su, syslogd, tcl, tcsh, test, tiff, tk, tkman, transfig, trek, uid2sid, units, unrtf, unzip, vacation, vim, wall, wget, whatis, which, whois, winpath2unix, write, xargs, xfig, xft, xgalaga, xming, xmlstarlet, xrender, xstr, xterm, xtetris, xview, yafc, yes, zip, zlib, zsh
Developer BundlePower User Bundle plus:autoconf, automake, awk, bind, bison, bzip2, c89, catman, cbrowser, ccache, cscope, cvs, ddd, electricfence, emacs, flex, freetds, gcc_3.3_patch, gd, gdbm, giflib, gimpprint, gmake, gmp, gnupg, gsoap, indent, install, jam, joe, libdes, libedit, libport, libtool, libungif, libxslt, logger, lorder, lzo, m4_gnu, make, mdk, nedit, openssl_dev, pango, patch_stdlib_h, patch_unistd_h, pcre, php, plotutils, popclient, qt, rsync, ruby, slang, subversion, texinfo, vtcl, xxgdb, yacc
Administrator BundlePower User Bundle plus:admin_scripts, bind, catman, clamav, comsat, gcc_3.3_patch, install, iss, logger, lorder, make, myconsole, openssl_certs, php, procmail, qpopper, rdate, rsync, ruby, squid, sudo, tcp_wrappers, tftpd, unixpath2win, uucp |
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64-bit Bundles for SUA (Subsystem for Unix-based Applications)These Bundles contain different packages than the 32-bit bit Bundles. Chiefly there are more base utilities to update the ones shipped from Microsoft so that virtually all of the base utilities become 64-bit binaries (not including the shells). The bundle also includes versions of the libraries for 64-bit SUA that Microsoft only shipped with the 32-bit systems. None of the 32-bit packages are included in the 64-bit Bundles. This means that some of the development libraries available in the 32-bit Bundles are not in the 64-bit Bundles as porting remains in progress. However, you can continue to do 32-bit development on the 64-bit systems by either loading the 32-bit Bundle or individually loading the 32-bit based packages later. All of the 64-bit library packages include the "x86" sub-directory 32-bit libraries for full compatability with 32-bit programs that may be run. Post any questions you have into the Forums. |
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Not allowed FTP connections at your site?If you are not allowed to use FTP connections to download software you can use our no-frills HTTP download page. We prefer and suggest that you use the FTP site links given above and use the HTTP access only when your site's administrative policies have you boxed into a corner. The HTTP download may not always be available. |
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