On 2013-10-01 09:02, Stefano Bonifazi wrote: > I am new to cygwin. I would like to use cygwin to connect to my remote > linux (ubuntu) box and work from remote. > > I installed the standard x86_64 cygwin, redirected x11 from putty and > managed to have my remote (linux) eclipse being displayed on my laptop > (where I installed cygwin). > The only problem with that is X11 does not use the gnome desktop > libraries, so that the look and feel is not the same I have working > directly on my linux machine.
When you run an application locally, the desktop's XSETTINGS manager (e.g. gnome-settings-daemon) handles GTK+ theming based on your desktop preferences. When you're running a program individually (e.g. remotely, or on Cygwin in multiwindow mode), you need to either do the following from the remote machine: $ eval `dbus-launch --sh-syntax` $ gnome-settings-daemon & $ eclipse & otherwise, you need to define your preferences in $HOME/.gtkrc-2.0 and $HOME/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini of the remote machine, as described here: https://developer.gnome.org/gtk2/stable/GtkSettings.html https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/GtkSettings.html > But, even though I have been trying to download it for almost a week, it > seems there is some problem with the internet setup, and it always stops > when it reaches libraries/packages starting with "z" on. > > Following is what I do: > - setup-x86_64.exe -K http://cygwinports.org/ports.gpg (from an > administrator windows command prompt) > - I select install from the internet > - select "use Internet Explorer Proxy Server Settings" Hmm, have you tried this with Direct Connection? > - add "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/cygwin-ports"; Remove this address; it is currently defunct. > - add " ftp://ftp.cygwinports.org/pub/cygwinports"; > - select another mirror close to me (UK) (in total I have 3 sites selected) > - In the "select packages page", I select install to everything Installing everything is NOT recommended. Install what you need instead, and allow setup to install all dependencies. > After a long time, downloading various packages, when it arrives to > packages starting with "z" (i.e. zmanimcli ) the setup stops with > "Download incomplete. Try again?" > If I answer yes, things can go very wrong about ini file missing etc., > when that does not happen it will stop again with the same message > anyway when it attempts to download the same package. > If a say no, after the md5 check for the downloaded packages, another > error message comes up "Can't open(null) for reading: No such file", if > I close that, it will pop up again and again.. the only thing to do is > to cancel the setup at that point :( Try erasing your setup download cache, and only install the packages that you need. Yaakov Cygwin Ports ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134791&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Cygwin-ports-general mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cygwin-ports-general
