Add README note regarding Git for Windows console installation choice

Resolves: #598
Change-type: patch
Signed-off-by: Paulo Castro <paulo@balena.io>
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Paulo Castro 2019-11-20 23:35:17 +00:00
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workaround](https://github.com/msys2/MINGW-packages/issues/1633#issuecomment-240583890).
* [MSYS](http://www.mingw.org/wiki/MSYS): select the `msys-rsync` and `msys-openssh` packages too
* [Git for Windows](https://git-for-windows.github.io/)
* During the installation, you will be prompted to choose between _"Use MinTTY"_ and _"Use
Windows' default console window"._ Choose the latter, because of the same [MSYS2
bug](https://github.com/msys2/MINGW-packages/issues/1633) mentioned above (Git for Windows
actually uses MSYS2). For a screenshot, check this
[comment](https://github.com/balena-io/balena-cli/issues/598#issuecomment-556513098).
* Microsoft's [Windows Subsystem for Linux](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about)
(WSL). In this case, a Linux distribution like Ubuntu is installed via the Microsoft Store, and a
balena CLI release **for Linux** is recommended. See

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@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ including:
workaround](https://github.com/msys2/MINGW-packages/issues/1633#issuecomment-240583890).
* [MSYS](http://www.mingw.org/wiki/MSYS): select the `msys-rsync` and `msys-openssh` packages too
* [Git for Windows](https://git-for-windows.github.io/)
* During the installation, you will be prompted to choose between _"Use MinTTY"_ and _"Use
Windows' default console window"._ Choose the latter, because of the same [MSYS2
bug](https://github.com/msys2/MINGW-packages/issues/1633) mentioned above (Git for Windows
actually uses MSYS2). For a screenshot, check this
[comment](https://github.com/balena-io/balena-cli/issues/598#issuecomment-556513098).
* Microsoft's [Windows Subsystem for Linux](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about)
(WSL). In this case, a Linux distribution like Ubuntu is installed via the Microsoft Store, and a
balena CLI release **for Linux** is recommended. See