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* setup-net.sgml: Make suggested additions to setup.exe documentation

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2003-03-26 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* setup-net.sgml: Make suggested additions to setup.exe documentation
2003-03-23 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* setup-net.sgml: Improve setup.exe documentation

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@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ URL="http://cygwin.com/">http://cygwin.com/</ulink> and click on <ulink
URL="http://cygwin.com/">"Install Cygwin Now!"</ulink>. This will
download a GUI installer called <command>setup.exe</command> which can
be run to download a complete cygwin installation via the internet.
Follow the instructions on each screen to install Cygwin.</para>
Follow the instructions on each screen to install Cygwin.
</para>
<para>
The <command>setup.exe</command> installer is designed to be easy
@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ which you can choose by experimenting with those listed at
http://cygwin.com/mirrors.html
</ulink>. For more details about each of page of the
<command>setup.exe</command> installation, read on below.
Please note that this guide assumes that you have a basic understanding
of Unix (or a Unix-like OS). If you are new to Unix, you will also want
to make use of <ulink URL="http://www.google.com/search?q=new+to+unix">
other resources</ulink>.
</para>
<sect2><title>Download Source</title>
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The <literal>Download from Internet</literal> option is mainly
for creating a base Cygwin package tree on one computer for
installation on several machines with
<literal>Install from Local Directory</literal>.
<literal>Install from Local Directory</literal>; copy the
entire local package tree to another machine with the directory
tree intact. For example, you might create a <literal>C:\cache\</literal>
directory and place <command>setup.exe</command> in it. Run
<command>setup.exe</command> to <literal>Install from Internet</literal>
or <literal>Download from Internet</literal>, then copy the whole
<literal>C:\cache\</literal> to each machine and instead choose
<literal>Install from Local Directory</literal>. Unfortunately
<command>setup.exe</command> does not yet support unattended installs.
</para>
<para>
Though this provides some basic mirroring functionality, if you
are managing a wide Cygwin installation we recommend using a mirroring
tool such as <command>wget</command>. A helpful user on the Cygwin
mailing list created a simple demonstration script to accomplish
are managing a wide Cygwin installation, to keep up to date we recommend
using a mirroring tool such as <command>wget</command>. A helpful user on
the Cygwin mailing list created a simple demonstration script to accomplish
this; search the list for <command>mkcygwget</command> for ideas.
</para>
</sect2>