From 77749b19ce4683922d35ffc9e73afca1a65652fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Starks-Browning Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 16:35:16 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add entry "How do I uninstall Cygwin?" --- winsup/doc/install.texinfo | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) diff --git a/winsup/doc/install.texinfo b/winsup/doc/install.texinfo index a29436c49..f4d425901 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/install.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/install.texinfo @@ -134,3 +134,25 @@ another mirror, or try again tomorrow. Good question! That very issue is sometimes debated on the @samp{cygwin-apps} mailing list. Check the list archives if you want to know more. + +@subsection How do I uninstall Cygwin? + +Setup has no automatic uninstall facility. Just delete everything +manually: + +@itemize @bullet +@item Cygwin shortcuts on the Desktop and Start Menu + +@item The registry tree @samp{Software\Cygnus Solutions} under +@code{HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE} and/or @code{HKEY_CURRENT_USER}. + +@item Anything under the Cygwin root folder, @samp{C:\cygwin} by +default. + +@item Anything created by setup in its temporary working directory. + +@end itemize + +It's up to you to deal with other changes you made to your system, such +as installing the inetd service, altering system paths, etc. Setup +would not have done any of these things for you.