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Expanded anti-virus information.
How to uninstall a package.
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@ -9,18 +9,18 @@ The following packages are available with the current release:
@example
ash autoconf automake bash binutils bison byacc bzip2 clear cpio crypt
cvs cygrunsrv cygwin dejagnu diff expect file fileutils findutils flex
gawk gcc gdb gdbm gettext ghostscript gperf grep groff gzip inetutils
irc jbigkit jpeg less libpng login lynx m4 make man mingw mt mutt ncftp
ncurses newlib-man opengl openssh openssl patch pcre perl popt
postgresql python readline regex rxvt sed sh-utils squid ssmtp tar tcltk
tcsh termcap tetex-beta texinfo textutils tiff time unzip vim w32api
wget which xpm xpm-nox zip zlib
ash autoconf automake bash binutils bison byacc bzip2 clear cpio cron
crypt ctags cvs cygrunsrv cygwin dejagnu diff expect file fileutils
findutils flex gawk gcc gdb gdbm gettext ghostscript gperf grep groff
gzip inetutils irc jbigkit jpeg less libpng login lynx m4 make man
mingw mingw-runtime mt mutt ncftp ncurses opengl openssh openssl patch
pcre perl popt postgresql psutils python readline regex rsync rxvt sed
sh-utils squid ssmtp tar tcltk tcsh termcap tetex texinfo textutils
tiff time unzip vim w32api wget which xpm-nox zip zlib
@end example
(This list is almost certainly out of date as new packages are added.)
(This list becomes out of date as new packages are added.)
Full source code is available for all packages and tools.
@ -76,22 +76,36 @@ overwritten during the new setup.
Once you've installed the latest net release, the new setup will update
just the individual packages that need it.
@subsection The README says I should turn off anti-virus software. Isn't that dangerous?
@subsection Is @code{setup.exe}, or one of the packages, infected with a virus?
Only Network Associates (formerly McAfee) products have been reported to
"hang" when extracting Cygwin tar archives. Other products have been
reported to detect false positives in Cygwin files. Depending on how
your anti-virus software is configured, it may then delete the file(s)
without prompting you. Any problems will depend on the particular
engine and/or signature file in use, and possibly other factors. If you
don't mind @emph{this} risk, then just leave your anti-virus software
running.
Unlikely. Unless you can confirm it, please don't report it to the
mailing list. Anti-virus products have been known to detect false
positives when extracting compressed tar archives. If this causes
problems for you, consider disabling your anti-virus software when
running @code{setup}. Read the next entry for a fairly safe way to do
this.
Otherwise, you can download @code{setup.exe} and scan it. Then turn off
the anti-virus software, then run setup to download and extract all the
tar files. Then re-activate your anti-virus software and scan
everything in C:\cygwin (or wherever you chose to install). This should
be safe, as long as nobody substitutes a malicious @code{setup.exe}!
@subsection My computer hangs when I try to run @code{setup.exe}!
Network Associates (formerly McAfee) products have been reported to
"hang" when extracting Cygwin tar archives. Consider disabling your
anti-virus software when running @code{setup}. The following
procedure should be a fairly safe way to do that:
@enumerate
@item Download @code{setup.exe} and scan it explicitly.
@item Turn off the anti-virus software.
@item Run setup to download and extract all the tar files.
@item Re-activate your anti-virus software and scan everything
in C:\cygwin (or wherever you chose to install).
@end itemize
This should be safe, as long as nobody substitutes a malicious
@code{setup.exe}!
@subsection What packages should I download?
@ -175,7 +189,15 @@ without spaces.
/etc/passwd, you may need to make corresponding changes there. See the
README file for that package.)
@subsection How do I uninstall Cygwin?
@subsection How do I uninstall individual packages?
Run @code{setup.exe} as you would to install packages. In the list of
packages to install, click on the @samp{Full/Part} button to get a
full listing, if the package you want to uninstall is not already
listed. Click on the cycle glyph until the action reads
@samp{Uninstall}. Proceed with @samp{Next}.
@subsection How do I uninstall @strong{all} of Cygwin?
Setup has no automatic uninstall facility. Just delete everything
manually:
@ -233,9 +255,9 @@ snapshots apply:
(e.g. inetd), before updating @code{cygwin1.dll}. You may have to
restart Windows to clear the DLL from memory.
@item Snapshots are risky. They have not been tested. Use them @strong{only} if
there is a feature or bugfix that you need to try, and you are willing
to deal with any problems.
@item Snapshots are risky. They have not been tested. Use them
@strong{only} if there is a feature or bugfix that you need to try,
and you are willing to deal with any problems.
@item If you cannot download a snapshot from the main ftp distribution
site, use a mirror, and look in the @samp{snapshots} directory. You may