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- Cygwin Installation
The setup program tracks the versions of all installed components and provides the mechanism for installing or updating everything available from this site for Cygwin
- Cygwin
Cygwin 3 4 10 was the last Cygwin version supporting Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 If you need Cygwin on these or even older systems, consider using the Cygwin Time Machine
- Chapter 2. Setting Up Cygwin
To install the Cygwin net release, go to https: cygwin com and run setup-x86_64 exe to install the 64 bit version of Cygwin This will download a GUI installer which can be run to download a complete cygwin installation via the internet
- Setting Up Cygwin X
Cygwin has a nice setup program that downloads and installs the necessary Cygwin packages for you
- Quick Start Guide for those more experienced with Windows - Cygwin
To install a basic Cygwin environment, run the Cygwin Setup program from the Cygwin homepage and click Next at each page The default settings are correct for most users If you want to know more about what each option means, see the section called “Internet Setup”
- Cygwin Users Guide
2 Setting Up Cygwin Internet Setup Download Source Selecting an Install Directory Local Package Directory Connection Method Choosing Mirrors Choosing Packages Download and Installation Progress Shortcuts Post-Install Scripts Troubleshooting Environment Variables Overview Restricted Win32 environment Changing Cygwin's Maximum Memory
- Cygwin FAQ
However, if you don't have administrator rights for your machine, and the admins don't want to install it for you, you can install Cygwin just for yourself by downloading the Cygwin Setup program, and then start it from the command line or via the "Run "
- Cygwin Packages
If you are interested in creating a local mirror, with or without custom Cygwin packages, see the package server page If you are interested in improving setup, see the setup homepage
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