Installing Cygwin on Server 2012 R2 failing

2014-08-28 Thread Sam Townsend
Hello, I've been trying to install Cygwin on a Server 2012 R2 box, but the install keeps failing. I am using the latest installer (2.850, 32-bit), and I have tried multiple mirrors. Relevant portion of setup.log.full: http://pastebin.ca/2836397 After the install, I have a broken cygwin.

Re: Installing Cygwin on Server 2012 R2 failing

2014-08-28 Thread Andrey Repin
Greetings, Sam Townsend! I've been trying to install Cygwin on a Server 2012 R2 box, but the install keeps failing. I am using the latest installer (2.850, 32-bit), and I have tried multiple mirrors. Relevant portion of setup.log.full: http://pastebin.ca/2836397 man-db failures on a new

Re: Installing Cygwin on Server 2012 R2 failing

2014-08-28 Thread Sam Townsend
Hello Andrey, Thanks for your rather quick response. man-db failures on a new install are a known issue. There was some discoveries that might help the situation, once relevant packages are reuploaded, but for now, you can try manually running update command with -dc switch. What is the

Re: Installing Cygwin on Server 2012 R2 failing

2014-08-28 Thread Achim Gratz
Sam Townsend writes: I've been trying to install Cygwin on a Server 2012 R2 box, but the install keeps failing. I am using the latest installer (2.850, 32-bit), and I have tried multiple mirrors. I've done multiple installs (for testing purposes) on just such a box, both 32bit and 64bit and

Re: Installing Cygwin on Server 2012 R2 failing

2014-08-28 Thread Sam Townsend
Hi Achim, I've done multiple installs (for testing purposes) on just such a box, both 32bit and 64bit and have had no such problems. I don't doubt that it has been tested to work, but I have no idea why I can't get it working on this box. It seems you are trying to install into the root

Re: Installing Cygwin on Server 2012 R2 failing

2014-08-28 Thread Achim Gratz
Sam Townsend writes: It seems you are trying to install into the root directory of the C: drive.  Move it down a directory, maybe into C:\Freeware\Cygwin and install there and I guess it will work. I tried installing to C:\sv\cygwin, and got the same problem. With that out of the way, the

Re: Installing Cygwin on Server 2012 R2 failing

2014-08-28 Thread Sam Townsend
It seems you are trying to install into the root directory of the C: drive. Move it down a directory, maybe into C:\Freeware\Cygwin and install there and I guess it will work. I tried installing to C:\sv\cygwin, and got the same problem. With that out of the way, the next most likely