[spacenick88]

I really don't use Windows all that often but when I do I now really prefer to use WSL and a proper OpenSSH or mosh. Even running in the default Terminal it's still nicer than PuTTY, if I have the choice though (and when the next version fixes input of AltGr (does not apply to US keyboards)) I prefer to use the Windows version of alacritty.

[sp332]

The latest Windows update (last week) broke the ssh-agent in WSL. The ssh client will bluescreen your PC if you make a connection with a key loaded into the agent.

[nikomen]

Is it broken in the latest stable release (1809) or preview release (1903)? Anecdotally, I'm running the latest preview release and ssh within WSL is functioning. My ssh-agent does load a key when starting WSL and asks for a password for the key.

[sp332]

According to https://www.reddit.com/r/bashonubuntuonwindows/comments/b0o6... it's caused by KB4489868.

[signal11]

Worth noting that historically the Windows console’s colours were pretty terrible for people used to Linux consoles. There’s a fix which works since late 2017, which is to run colortool[1].

[1] https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/introducing-the-w...

[WorldMaker]

Also, in Windows Features you can install OpenSSH directly as a feature on Windows and get "real" ssh even in CMD.EXE and PowerShell terminals.

[pnutjam]

Anybody try mobixterm? It's my go to Windows terminal. It has cygwin and an x server all wrapped together. If you haven't tried it, you should.