Re: script for installing cygwin?
Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: jameshanley39 wrote: I would like to be able to install cygwin with all the packages I want automatically, without having to select them all. (reason is actually because when things go wrong i would like to uninstall and reinstall cygwin, and i do not want to go through that screen selecting a dozen or two packages each time I want to install it) I guess it could be done with a windows program like AutoIt hitting arrow keys and maybe moving the cursor. But I am hoping there is a neater way, like through Cygwin. There are many ways to achieve this. The easiest, through 'setup.exe', is just select Install for the All category in the Select Packages page of 'setup.exe'. I meant only install the ones I want. It seems that choosing install from internet, and selecting Install there will install absolutely everything. (choosing a local package, and doing that, will prob do nothing.. or install everything that is already installed). Either way, I have not tried and would not use that option. But I just wanted to have what I want installed automatically Not having to go through all the things if i wanted to remove and then install / reinstall cygwin. i checked the cygwin FAQ , since before I had only looked at the cygwin user manual. The solution for me is to keep the package directory separate from the cygwin program directory. e.g. c:\cygwin and c:\cygwinpk I Select what I want once, install. That makes my package directory as I want it. I Make a copy of the package directory. Then if i want to install cygwin again, I just remove the cygwin directory copy cygwinpk2 to cygwinpk (oddly does not work from win xp command prompt, but anyhow). And then I install cygwin, telling it to install from local directory, and I point it to my directory with the stuff i want. thanks -- -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
Re: script for installing cygwin?
jameshanley39 wrote: snip But I just wanted to have what I want installed automatically Not having to go through all the things if i wanted to remove and then install / reinstall cygwin. i checked the cygwin FAQ , since before I had only looked at the cygwin user manual. The solution for me is to keep the package directory separate from the cygwin program directory. e.g. c:\cygwin and c:\cygwinpk I Select what I want once, install. That makes my package directory as I want it. I Make a copy of the package directory. Then if i want to install cygwin again, I just remove the cygwin directory copy cygwinpk2 to cygwinpk (oddly does not work from win xp command prompt, but anyhow). And then I install cygwin, telling it to install from local directory, and I point it to my directory with the stuff i want. Glad you found the solution to your problem in the FAQ. We like when people look there as well as at other documentation. :-) -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _ A: Yes. Q: Are you sure? A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
script for installing cygwin?
I would like to be able to install cygwin with all the packages I want automatically, without having to select them all. (reason is actually because when things go wrong i would like to uninstall and reinstall cygwin, and i do not want to go through that screen selecting a dozen or two packages each time I want to install it) I guess it could be done with a windows program like AutoIt hitting arrow keys and maybe moving the cursor. But I am hoping there is a neater way, like through Cygwin. thanks -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
Re: script for installing cygwin?
jameshanley39 wrote: I would like to be able to install cygwin with all the packages I want automatically, without having to select them all. (reason is actually because when things go wrong i would like to uninstall and reinstall cygwin, and i do not want to go through that screen selecting a dozen or two packages each time I want to install it) I guess it could be done with a windows program like AutoIt hitting arrow keys and maybe moving the cursor. But I am hoping there is a neater way, like through Cygwin. There are many ways to achieve this. The easiest, through 'setup.exe', is just select Install for the All category in the Select Packages page of 'setup.exe'. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _ A: Yes. Q: Are you sure? A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
