* setup-net.sgml: Make suggested additions to setup.exe documentation
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2003-03-26 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
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* setup-net.sgml: Make suggested additions to setup.exe documentation
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2003-03-23 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
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2003-03-23 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
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* setup-net.sgml: Improve setup.exe documentation
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* setup-net.sgml: Improve setup.exe documentation
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URL="http://cygwin.com/">"Install Cygwin Now!"</ulink>. This will
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URL="http://cygwin.com/">"Install Cygwin Now!"</ulink>. This will
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download a GUI installer called <command>setup.exe</command> which can
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download a GUI installer called <command>setup.exe</command> which can
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be run to download a complete cygwin installation via the internet.
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be run to download a complete cygwin installation via the internet.
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Follow the instructions on each screen to install Cygwin.</para>
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Follow the instructions on each screen to install Cygwin.
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</para>
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<para>
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<para>
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The <command>setup.exe</command> installer is designed to be easy
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The <command>setup.exe</command> installer is designed to be easy
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http://cygwin.com/mirrors.html
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http://cygwin.com/mirrors.html
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</ulink>. For more details about each of page of the
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</ulink>. For more details about each of page of the
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<command>setup.exe</command> installation, read on below.
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<command>setup.exe</command> installation, read on below.
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Please note that this guide assumes that you have a basic understanding
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of Unix (or a Unix-like OS). If you are new to Unix, you will also want
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to make use of <ulink URL="http://www.google.com/search?q=new+to+unix">
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other resources</ulink>.
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</para>
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<sect2><title>Download Source</title>
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<sect2><title>Download Source</title>
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The <literal>Download from Internet</literal> option is mainly
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The <literal>Download from Internet</literal> option is mainly
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for creating a base Cygwin package tree on one computer for
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for creating a base Cygwin package tree on one computer for
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installation on several machines with
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installation on several machines with
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<literal>Install from Local Directory</literal>.
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<literal>Install from Local Directory</literal>; copy the
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entire local package tree to another machine with the directory
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tree intact. For example, you might create a <literal>C:\cache\</literal>
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directory and place <command>setup.exe</command> in it. Run
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<command>setup.exe</command> to <literal>Install from Internet</literal>
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or <literal>Download from Internet</literal>, then copy the whole
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<literal>C:\cache\</literal> to each machine and instead choose
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<literal>Install from Local Directory</literal>. Unfortunately
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<command>setup.exe</command> does not yet support unattended installs.
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Though this provides some basic mirroring functionality, if you
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Though this provides some basic mirroring functionality, if you
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are managing a wide Cygwin installation we recommend using a mirroring
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are managing a wide Cygwin installation, to keep up to date we recommend
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tool such as <command>wget</command>. A helpful user on the Cygwin
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using a mirroring tool such as <command>wget</command>. A helpful user on
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mailing list created a simple demonstration script to accomplish
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the Cygwin mailing list created a simple demonstration script to accomplish
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this; search the list for <command>mkcygwget</command> for ideas.
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this; search the list for <command>mkcygwget</command> for ideas.
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