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If something doesn't work right for you, and -it's not covered here or in the latest development snapshot at -@file{http://cygwin.com/setup-snapshots/}, then by all means report it to the -mailing list. - -For a searchable list of packages that can be installed with Cygwin, -see @file{http://cygwin.com/packages/}. - -@section Installation using ``Cygwin Setup'' - -The Cygwin Setup program is the @emph{only} recommended way to install -Cygwin. - -@subsection Why not install in C:\? - -The Cygwin Setup program will prompt you for a "root" directory. -The default is @samp{C:\cygwin}, but you can change it. You are urged not to -choose something like @samp{C:\} (the root directory on the system drive) for -your Cygwin root. If you do, then critical Cygwin system directories -like @samp{etc}, @samp{lib} and @samp{bin} could easily be corrupted by -other (non-Cygwin) applications or packages that use @samp{\etc}, -@samp{\lib} or @samp{\bin}. Perhaps there is no conflict now, but who -knows what you might install in the future? It's also just good common -sense to segregate your Cygwin "filesystems" from the rest of your -Windows system disk. - -(In the past, there had been genuine bugs that would cause problems -for people who installed in @samp{C:\}, but we believe those are gone -now.) - -@subsection Can I use Cygwin Setup to get old versions of packages (like gcc-2.95)? - -Cygwin Setup can be used to install any packages that are on a -Cygwin mirror, which usually includes one version previous to the -current one. The complete list may be searched at -@file{http://cygwin.com/packages/}. There is no complete archive of -older packages. If you have a problem with the current version of -a Cygwin package, please report it to the mailing list using the -guidelines at @file{http://cygwin.com/problems.html}. - -That said, if you really need an older package, you may be able to find -an outdated or archival mirror by searching the web for an old package -version (for example, @samp{gcc2-2.95.3-10-src.tar.bz2}), but keep in -mind that this older version will not be supported by the mailing list -and that installing the older version will not help improve Cygwin. - -@subsection Is Cygwin Setup, or one of the packages, infected with a virus? - -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. - -@subsection My computer hangs when I run Cygwin Setup! - -Both Network Associates (formerly McAfee) and Norton anti-virus -products have been reported to "hang" when extracting Cygwin tar -archives. If this happens to you, consider disabling your anti-virus -software when running Cygwin 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), or your entire hard -disk if you are paranoid. - -@end enumerate - -This should be safe, but only if Cygwin Setup is not substituted by -something malicious, and no mirror has been compromised. - -@subsection What packages should I download? Where are 'make', 'gcc', 'vi', etc? -When using Cygwin Setup for the first time, the default is to install -a minimal subset of packages. If you want anything beyond that, you -will have to select it explicitly. See -@file{http://cygwin.com/packages/} for a searchable list of available -packages. - -If you want to build programs, of course you'll need @samp{gcc}, -@samp{binutils}, @samp{make} and probably other packages from the -``Devel'' category. Text editors can be found under ``Editors''. - -@subsection How do I just get everything? - -Long ago, the default was to install everything, much to the -irritation of most users. Now the default is to install only a basic -core of packages. Cygwin Setup is designed to make it easy to browse -categories and select what you want to install or omit from those -categories. It's also easy to install everything: - -@enumerate - -@item At the ``Select Packages'' screen, in ``Categories'' view, at the line -marked ``All'', click on the word ``default'' so that it changes to -``install''. (Be patient, there is some computing to do at this step. -It may take a second or two to register the change.) This tells Setup -to install @emph{everything}, not just what it thinks you should have -by default. - -@item Now click on the ``View'' button (twice) until you get the -``Partial'' view. This shows exactly which packages are about to be -downloaded and installed. - -@end enumerate - -This procedure only works for packages that are currently available. -There is no way to tell Cygwin Setup to install all packages by -default from now on. As new packages become available that would not -be installed by default, you have to repeat the above procedure to get -them. - -In general, a better method (in my opinion), is to: - -@enumerate - -@item First download & install all packages that would normally be -installed by default. This includes fundamental packages and any -updates to what you have already installed. Then... - -@item Run Cygwin Setup again, and apply the above technique to get all -new packages that would not be installed by default. You can check -the list in the Partial View before proceeding, in case there's -something you really @emph{don't} want. - -@item In the latest version of Cygwin Setup, if you click the ``View'' -button (twice) more, it shows packages not currently installed. You -ought to check whether you @emph{really} want to install everything! - -@end enumerate - -@subsection How much disk space does Cygwin require? - -That depends, obviously, on what you've chosen to download and -install. A full installation today is probably larger than 800MB -installed, not including the package archives themselves nor the source -code. - -After installation, the package archives remain in your ``Local -Package Directory'', by default the location of @code{setup.exe}. You -may conserve disk space by deleting the subdirectories there. These -directories will have very weird looking names, being encoded with -their URLs. - -@subsection What if setup fails? - -First, make sure that you are using the latest version of Cygwin -Setup. The latest version is always available from the 'Install -Cygwin now' link on the Cygwin Home Page at @file{http://cygwin.com/}. - -If you are downloading from the Internet, setup will fail if it cannot -download the list of mirrors at -@file{http://cygwin.com/mirrors.html}. It could be that -the network is too busy. Similarly for an ftp download site that isn't -working. Try another mirror, or try again later. - -If setup refuses to download a package that you know needs to be -upgraded, try deleting that package's entry from /etc/setup. If you are -reacting quickly to an announcement on the mailing list, it could be -that the mirror you are using doesn't have the latest copy yet. Try -another mirror, or try again tomorrow. - -If setup has otherwise behaved strangely, check the files -@samp{setup.log} and @samp{setup.log.full} in @code{/var/log} -(@code{C:\cygwin\var\log} by default). It may provide some clues as -to what went wrong and why. - -If you're still baffled, search the Cygwin mailing list for clues. -Others may have the same problem, and a solution may be posted there. -If that search proves fruitless, send a query to the Cygwin mailing -list. You must provide complete details in your query: version of -setup, options you selected, contents of setup.log and setup.log.full, -what happened that wasn't supposed to happen, etc. - -@subsection My Windows logon name has a space in it, will this cause problems? - -Most definitely yes! UNIX shells (and thus Cygwin) use the space -character as a word delimiter. Under certain circumstances, it is -possible to get around this with various shell quoting mechanisms, but -you are much better off if you can avoid the problem entirely. - -In particular, the environment variables @samp{USER} and @samp{HOME} are -set for you in /etc/profile. By default these derive from your Windows -logon name. You may edit this file and set them explicitly to something -without spaces. - -(If you use the @samp{login} package or anything else that reads -/etc/passwd, you may need to make corresponding changes there. See the -README file for that package.) - -@subsection How do I uninstall individual packages? - -Run Cygwin Setup as you would to install packages. In the list of -packages to install, browse the relevant category or click on the -``View'' button to get a full listing. Click on the cycle glyph until -the action reads ``Uninstall''. Proceed by clicking ``Next''. - -@subsection How do I uninstall @strong{all} of Cygwin? - -Setup has no automatic uninstall facility. Just delete everything -manually: - -@itemize @bullet -@item Cygwin shortcuts on the Desktop and Start Menu - -@item The registry tree @samp{Software\Cygnus Solutions} under -@code{HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE} and/or @code{HKEY_CURRENT_USER}. - -@item Anything under the Cygwin root folder, @samp{C:\cygwin} by -default. - -@item Anything created by setup in its temporary working directory. - -@end itemize - -It's up to you to deal with other changes you made to your system, such -as installing the inetd service, altering system paths, etc. Setup -would not have done any of these things for you. - -@subsection How do I install snapshots? - -First, are you sure you want to do this? 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. - -Before installing a snapshot, you must first Close @strong{all} Cygwin -applications, including shells and services (e.g. inetd, sshd), before -updating @code{cygwin1.dll}. You may have to restart Windows to clear -the DLL from memory. - -You cannot use Setup to install a snapshot. - -You should generally install the full -@code{cygwin-inst-YYYYMMDD.tar.bz2} update, rather than just the DLL, -otherwise some components may be out of sync. Cygwin tar won't be -able to update @code{/usr/bin/cygwin1.dll}, but it should succeed with -everything else. - -@enumerate - -@item Download the snapshot, and run: -@example - cd / - tar jxvf /posix/path/to/cygwin-inst-YYYYMMDD.tar.bz2 --exclude=usr/bin/cygwin1.dll - cd /tmp - tar jxvf /posix/path/to/cygwin-inst-YYYYMMDD.tar.bz2 usr/bin/cygwin1.dll -@end example - -@item After closing all Cygwin apps (see above), use Explorer or the -Windows command shell to move @code{C:\cygwin\tmp\usr\bin\cygwin1.dll} -to @code{C:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll}. - -@end enumerate - -@subsection Can Cygwin Setup maintain a ``mirror''? - -NO. Cygwin Setup cannot do this for you. Use a tool designed for -this purpose. See @file{http://rsync.samba.org/}, -@file{http://wget.sunsite.dk/} for utilities that can do this for you. -For more information on setting up a custom Cygwin package server, see -the Cygwin Setup homepage at -@file{http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin-apps/setup.html}. |