How To Install Extra Packages In Cygwin
Posted By admin On 27/03/18I was stuck with the same issue while trying to use curl on Windows and just got it resolved. Posting it here, now cause it might help someone. Hangaroo 3 Free Download Full Version For Pc here. The best way is to just use cygwin's setup.exe and select additional packages that you need.
Go here: 'When installing packages for the first time, setup*.exe does not install every package. Only the minimal base packages from the Cygwin distribution are installed by default.
Cygwin 1.7's setup.exe introduces a -P switch which takes a list of extra packages. Setup needs to be run from a cmd window, not from bash. Drag the shortcut to setup.exe from your Desktop into the cmd window. # install all the packages in cygwin. Cd path/to/downloads/cygwin/setup.exe. Setup.exe -q -P cron,gcc,gcc-g++. How can the answer be improved?
Clicking on categories and packages in the setup*.exe package installation screen will provide you with the ability to control what is installed or updated.'
Cygwin has a nice setup program that downloads and installs the necessary Cygwin packages for you. • Open the Cygwin, page in your web browser • Click on the (64-bit installation) or (32-bit installation) link to download the appropriate setup program from the primary Cygwin server. Save it to the directory that you would like to store the downloaded packages in (e.g. C: download). Do not save to c: cygwin, as that is the default directory for the extraction and installation of the downloaded packages. • Run the Cygwin setup program and you will see the welcome screen. • Click Next to proceed to the next screen; setup will download a list of available packages as it moves to the next screen.
• On the next screen you will select the packages that will be downloaded and installed. A listing of the Cygwin/X packages is given below; a listing of the general Cygwin packages would be beyond the scope of this document. Cygwin/X packages are located in the X11 category.
• xorg-server (required, the Cygwin/X X Server) • xinit (required, scripts for starting the X server: xinit, startx, startwin (and a shortcut on the Start Menu to run it), startxdmcp.bat ) • xorg-docs (optional, man pages) • xlaunch (optional, a wizard for starting X sessions) • You may also select any X client programs you want to use, and any fonts you would like to have available. • You may also want to ensure that the openssh package is selected if you wish to use ssh connections to run remote X clients. • You may also want to ensure that the inetutils or rsh packages are selected if you wish to use telnet or rsh connections to run remote X clients. (not recommended) You can run setup again in the future to add more packages.