On Fri 2020-01-31 (08:06), KARL BOTTS wrote: > > >>> Cygwin is totally portable! You can simply copy the installation folder to > >>> another PC, copy the shortcut (edit target if needed) and it will work. > > >> How do you copy it? > >> Which archive container do you use? > > I have been using this approach for years. > > To a new naked Windows box, if you can "mount" it over the network
No, I cannot do that. My destination Windows hosts are behind firewalls. They cannot mount anything. I have to transfer a container file. > Be sure to use 64-bit cygwin. The 32-bit used to work, but now and then > I would have to fuss with "rebase". I have never had that problem with > the 64-bit. I have only 64 bit systems. Alls 32 bit systems are gone. -- Ullrich Horlacher Server und Virtualisierung Rechenzentrum TIK Universitaet Stuttgart E-Mail: horlac...@tik.uni-stuttgart.de Allmandring 30a Tel: ++49-711-68565868 70569 Stuttgart (Germany) WWW: http://www.tik.uni-stuttgart.de/ REF:<424yaeofi7856set.1580479...@web03.cms.usa.net> -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple