If Cygwin is not appealing to you, you can install the Linux Subsystem on Windows by heading over to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10.
IMPORTANT: All files created on the Linux Subsystem is local to the machine. Be sure to back the files up elsewhere.
openssh, curl, wget, rsync, scp*, gedit, g++, gcc, make, cmake, xlaunch, xinit, tmux, x11-fonts-*, xorg-docs, xorg-server, gdb, vim, nano
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