Hello,
after a (stupid) attempt to install an older version of cygwin over my
current installation (using the "cygwin time machine" mentioned some
days ago) I just wanted to throw it away and start anew, but the cygwin
directory is undeletable.
This is due to some symbolic links from versions of
Neven Luetic wrote:
> I am able to change owner and permissions of these files to whatever I
> want, but I can not delete them ("Permission denied").
>
> What should I do, to get a clean new install?
>
Have you completely rebooted (never hurts just to make sure) and followed the
directions in
At 11:28 AM 1/25/2005, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>after a (stupid) attempt to install an older version of cygwin over my
>current installation (using the "cygwin time machine" mentioned some
>days ago) I just wanted to throw it away and start anew, but the cygwin
>directory is undeletable.
>
>This is d
Am Dienstag, den 25.01.2005, 12:20 -0500 schrieb Brian Keener:
> Neven Luetic wrote:
> > I am able to change owner and permissions of these files to whatever I
> > want, but I can not delete them ("Permission denied").
> >
> > What should I do, to get a clean new install?
> >
> Have you complet
> >
> >after a (stupid) attempt to install an older version of cygwin over my
> >current installation (using the "cygwin time machine" mentioned some
> >days ago) I just wanted to throw it away and start anew, but the cygwin
> >directory is undeletable.
> >
> >This is due to some symbolic links fr
> -Original Message-
> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Larry Hall
> Sent: 25 January 2005 17:42
> At 11:28 AM 1/25/2005, you wrote:
> >Hello,
> >
> >after a (stupid) attempt to install an older version of
> cygwin over my
> >current installation (using the "cygwin time machine" mentioned
Neven Luetic wrote:
In the meantime I moved the directory away and I am able to install a
new cygwin and remove it by deleting the directory. However I can not
get rid of the old directory. Everything inside, that's a real file,
can be deleted manually by setting the appropriate privileges - wha
> > >after a (stupid) attempt to install an older version of
> > cygwin over my
> > >current installation (using the "cygwin time machine" mentioned some
> > >days ago) I just wanted to throw it away and start anew, but
> > the cygwin
> > >directory is undeletable.
> > >
> > >This is due to some
Am Dienstag, den 25.01.2005, 11:47 -0800 schrieb Andrew DeFaria:
> Neven Luetic wrote:
>
> > In the meantime I moved the directory away and I am able to install a
> > new cygwin and remove it by deleting the directory. However I can not
> > get rid of the old directory. Everything inside, that's
Neven Luetic wrote:
Am Dienstag, den 25.01.2005, 11:47 -0800 schrieb Andrew DeFaria:
Neven Luetic wrote:
In the meantime I moved the directory away and I am able to install
a new cygwin and remove it by deleting the directory. However I can
not get rid of the old directory. Everything inside, tha
> > It says: "x cannot be deleted. Access denied. Maybe the source file is
> > opened" (maybe this translation from german is bad, but I saw it
> > before, so you'll recognize it).
>
> Does any process have this file opened? Try using Process Explorer from
> SysInternals.com.
Process Explorer
Neven Luetic wrote:
It says: "x cannot be deleted. Access denied. Maybe the source file
is opened" (maybe this translation from german is bad, but I saw it
before, so you'll recognize it).
Does any process have this file opened? Try using Process Explorer
from SysInternals.com.
Process Explorer
At 01:34 PM 1/25/2005, Dave Korn wrote:
>> This subject is really off-topic for this list. The "cygwin
>> time machine" is not a service supported by this list.
>
> Larry, you're being too harsh there! The "how to uninstall" procedure is
>standard advice and fully backwardly compatible. If
On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, Neven Luetic wrote:
> > > It says: "x cannot be deleted. Access denied. Maybe the source file
> > > is opened" (maybe this translation from german is bad, but I saw it
> > > before, so you'll recognize it).
> >
> > Does any process have this file opened? Try using Process Explo
At 01:20 PM 1/25/2005, you wrote:
>> >
>> >after a (stupid) attempt to install an older version of cygwin over my
>> >current installation (using the "cygwin time machine" mentioned some
>> >days ago) I just wanted to throw it away and start anew, but the cygwin
>> >directory is undeletable.
>> >
On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, Neven Luetic wrote:
> Hello,
Greetings Neven,
> after a (stupid) attempt to install an older version of cygwin over my
> current installation (using the "cygwin time machine" mentioned some
> days ago) I just wanted to throw it away and start anew, but the cygwin
> directory
On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, Larry Hall wrote:
> At 01:34 PM 1/25/2005, Dave Korn wrote:
>
> >> This subject is really off-topic for this list. The "cygwin
> >> time machine" is not a service supported by this list.
> >
> > Larry, you're being too harsh there! The "how to uninstall" procedure is
> >sta
On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 11:10:49AM -0800, Peter A. Castro wrote:
>On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, Larry Hall wrote:
>>Obviously, those who disagree with me are still free to answer the
>>inevitable posts that we'll get here about the "cygwin time machine"
>>anyway. With any luck, those posts will be few and
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 11:10:49AM -0800, Peter A. Castro wrote:
> >On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, Larry Hall wrote:
> >>Obviously, those who disagree with me are still free to answer the
> >>inevitable posts that we'll get here about the "cygwin time machine
> I see from later email that you are having problems removing some files
> (specifically symlinks). I'd check who actually owns those files, using
> the Windows Explorer, (right-click on file) Properties->Security tab.
> See who owns it. You might need to take ownership of the file, or login
> a
At 02:10 PM 1/26/2005, you wrote:
>On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, Larry Hall wrote:
>
>> of variations and options available that were not there heretofore.
>> This is the reason I directed Neven back to Peter's site. Clearly,
>> though, if Neven and others that use the "cygwin time machine" can get
>> what
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005, Larry Hall wrote:
> At 02:10 PM 1/26/2005, you wrote:
> >On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, Larry Hall wrote:
> >
> >> of variations and options available that were not there heretofore.
> >> This is the reason I directed Neven back to Peter's site. Clearly,
> >> though, if Neven and other
Larry Hall wrote:
> At 02:10 PM 1/26/2005, you wrote:
> >I will be adding
> >doc to the webpage talking about the perils of downgrading, but in truth
> >this subject should be noted in the normal FAQ concerning reverting to
> >the previous version as well.
>
> The Cygwin FAQ doesn't seem to be the
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005, Joshua Daniel Franklin wrote:
> Larry Hall wrote:
> > At 02:10 PM 1/26/2005, you wrote:
> > >I will be adding
> > >doc to the webpage talking about the perils of downgrading, but in truth
> > >this subject should be noted in the normal FAQ concerning reverting to
> > >the prev
On Fri, Jan 28, 2005 at 01:09:26PM -0800, Peter A. Castro wrote:
>I guess, part of the professionalism of a product, is to provide as much
>meaningful information as possible, but also to account for the "cock-pit
>errors" that commonly occur and give warnings concerning them.
The adjective "meani
> after a (stupid) attempt to install an older version of cygwin over my
> current installation (using the "cygwin time machine" mentioned some
> days ago) I just wanted to throw it away and start anew, but the cygwin
> directory is undeletable.
>
> This is due to some symbolic links from version
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005, Neven Luetic wrote:
> > after a (stupid) attempt to install an older version of cygwin over my
> > current installation (using the "cygwin time machine" mentioned some
> > days ago) I just wanted to throw it away and start anew, but the cygwin
> > directory is undeletable.
> >
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