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| (This list is almost certainly out of date as new packages are added.) | (This list becomes out of date as new packages are added.)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