> I am completely new to linux/cygwin and read all the documentation, but > still I don't quite understand how to setup the cygwin. > > So far I was able to install the cygwin software and tweaked the cygwin.bat > file and created a home directory so that I can try some elementary > commands. Ultimately I'd like to run MCNPX and GEANT (both are particle > transport packages) on this platform, and I'd appreciate if anyone can tell > me which files I need to tweak/create to have xwindow working.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] is the mailing list to ask this question. Sorry, I don't use X :-) > My extent of experience with unix is very shallow and I have never installed > any unix software by myself. I just used what was installed for me by the > sysadmin. > > I read User's Guide, FAQ and Installation Guide, but I still didn't have a > good picture of what steps I need to take to have the operational platform. There's documentation on <http://xfree.cygwin.com/> for this stuff, including links on how to get Gnome/KDE running. Regards, Elfyn McBratney [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.exposure.org.uk -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/