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The best Terminal Emulator alternative to Windows Subsystem for Linux is MSYS2, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Windows Subsystem for Linux, but unfortunately only two of them are Terminal Emulators.

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    MSYS2

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    MSYS2 is an independent rewrite of MSYS, based on modern Cygwin (POSIX compatibility layer) and MinGW-w64 with the aim of better interoperability with native Windows software.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    Familiar package manager from ArchLinux and up-to-date packages

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • MSYS2 is Free and Open SourceWindows Subsystem for Linux is also Free and Open Source
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    MinC

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    MinC has a tiny kernel emulation (285Kb) which runs on Windows. The rest of the software was taken verbatim from OpenBSD, version 6.1. This means that by installing MinC, you run OpenBSD on your Windows machine at native speed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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