Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
WSL can be used to install Ubuntu distribution on Windows. Installation guide can be found here.
Install required packages
$ sudo apt install python build-essential git cmake nano gedit ipython gdb
Access Windows System
Windows directories can be accessed under the /mnt directory. For example
inside of a shell window, use this to get to the Desktop directory:
$ cd /mnt/c/Users/user_name/Desktop/
Change the user_name to the actual username for the pc
Open File exlporer from terminal
Windows File explorer can be opened from the ubuntu terminal using the following command.
$ explorer.exe .