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authorDavid Starks-Browning <starksb@ebi.ac.uk>2001-09-22 00:40:50 +0400
committerDavid Starks-Browning <starksb@ebi.ac.uk>2001-09-22 00:40:50 +0400
commit38300b88f1dc0ba0ee1b927b1a0319e6368a7586 (patch)
tree2a1d8baf1b50a2ff339688f55271dc0ed54a7e2a /winsup/doc
parent99059a8c3801cc5992a221f422d2741b1d7fe7ca (diff)
Update contents.
Expanded anti-virus information. How to uninstall a package.
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diff --git a/winsup/doc/install.texinfo b/winsup/doc/install.texinfo
index a79545b65..acd9da719 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/install.texinfo
+++ b/winsup/doc/install.texinfo
@@ -9,18 +9,18 @@ The following packages are available with the current release:
@example
-ash autoconf automake bash binutils bison byacc bzip2 clear cpio crypt
-cvs cygrunsrv cygwin dejagnu diff expect file fileutils findutils flex
-gawk gcc gdb gdbm gettext ghostscript gperf grep groff gzip inetutils
-irc jbigkit jpeg less libpng login lynx m4 make man mingw mt mutt ncftp
-ncurses newlib-man opengl openssh openssl patch pcre perl popt
-postgresql python readline regex rxvt sed sh-utils squid ssmtp tar tcltk
-tcsh termcap tetex-beta texinfo textutils tiff time unzip vim w32api
-wget which xpm xpm-nox zip zlib
+ash autoconf automake bash binutils bison byacc bzip2 clear cpio cron
+crypt ctags cvs cygrunsrv cygwin dejagnu diff expect file fileutils
+findutils flex gawk gcc gdb gdbm gettext ghostscript gperf grep groff
+gzip inetutils irc jbigkit jpeg less libpng login lynx m4 make man
+mingw mingw-runtime mt mutt ncftp ncurses opengl openssh openssl patch
+pcre perl popt postgresql psutils python readline regex rsync rxvt sed
+sh-utils squid ssmtp tar tcltk tcsh termcap tetex texinfo textutils
+tiff time unzip vim w32api wget which xpm-nox zip zlib
@end example
-(This list is almost certainly out of date as new packages are added.)
+(This list becomes out of date as new packages are added.)
Full source code is available for all packages and tools.
@@ -76,22 +76,36 @@ overwritten during the new setup.
Once you've installed the latest net release, the new setup will update
just the individual packages that need it.
-@subsection The README says I should turn off anti-virus software. Isn't that dangerous?
+@subsection Is @code{setup.exe}, or one of the packages, infected with a virus?
-Only Network Associates (formerly McAfee) products have been reported to
-"hang" when extracting Cygwin tar archives. Other products have been
-reported to detect false positives in Cygwin files. Depending on how
-your anti-virus software is configured, it may then delete the file(s)
-without prompting you. Any problems will depend on the particular
-engine and/or signature file in use, and possibly other factors. If you
-don't mind @emph{this} risk, then just leave your anti-virus software
-running.
+Unlikely. Unless you can confirm it, please don't report it to the
+mailing list. Anti-virus products have been known to detect false
+positives when extracting compressed tar archives. If this causes
+problems for you, consider disabling your anti-virus software when
+running @code{setup}. Read the next entry for a fairly safe way to do
+this.
-Otherwise, you can download @code{setup.exe} and scan it. Then turn off
-the anti-virus software, then run setup to download and extract all the
-tar files. Then re-activate your anti-virus software and scan
-everything in C:\cygwin (or wherever you chose to install). This should
-be safe, as long as nobody substitutes a malicious @code{setup.exe}!
+@subsection My computer hangs when I try to run @code{setup.exe}!
+
+Network Associates (formerly McAfee) products have been reported to
+"hang" when extracting Cygwin tar archives. Consider disabling your
+anti-virus software when running @code{setup}. The following
+procedure should be a fairly safe way to do that:
+
+@enumerate
+@item Download @code{setup.exe} and scan it explicitly.
+
+@item Turn off the anti-virus software.
+
+@item Run setup to download and extract all the tar files.
+
+@item Re-activate your anti-virus software and scan everything
+in C:\cygwin (or wherever you chose to install).
+
+@end itemize
+
+This should be safe, as long as nobody substitutes a malicious
+@code{setup.exe}!
@subsection What packages should I download?
@@ -175,7 +189,15 @@ without spaces.
/etc/passwd, you may need to make corresponding changes there. See the
README file for that package.)
-@subsection How do I uninstall Cygwin?
+@subsection How do I uninstall individual packages?
+
+Run @code{setup.exe} as you would to install packages. In the list of
+packages to install, click on the @samp{Full/Part} button to get a
+full listing, if the package you want to uninstall is not already
+listed. Click on the cycle glyph until the action reads
+@samp{Uninstall}. Proceed with @samp{Next}.
+
+@subsection How do I uninstall @strong{all} of Cygwin?
Setup has no automatic uninstall facility. Just delete everything
manually:
@@ -233,9 +255,9 @@ snapshots apply:
(e.g. inetd), before updating @code{cygwin1.dll}. You may have to
restart Windows to clear the DLL from memory.
-@item Snapshots are risky. They have not been tested. Use them @strong{only} if
-there is a feature or bugfix that you need to try, and you are willing
-to deal with any problems.
+@item Snapshots are risky. They have not been tested. Use them
+@strong{only} if there is a feature or bugfix that you need to try,
+and you are willing to deal with any problems.
@item If you cannot download a snapshot from the main ftp distribution
site, use a mirror, and look in the @samp{snapshots} directory. You may