diff --git a/winsup/doc/install.texinfo b/winsup/doc/install.texinfo index 035cd3110..5e5d51c9f 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/install.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/install.texinfo @@ -22,12 +22,8 @@ mailing list. @section Installation using ``Cygwin Setup'' -The Cygwin Setup program is the only recommended way to install Cygwin, -but it is still a work in progress. Expect features and functionality -to change. For this reason, it is a good idea to note the version and -build time reported by Cygwin Setup when you run it. This will help -diagnose problems, should you have any. Check the cygwin mailing list -for the latest news about Cygwin Setup. +The Cygwin Setup program is the @emph{only} recommended way to install +Cygwin. @subsection Why not install in C:\? @@ -151,19 +147,20 @@ something you really @emph{don't} want. @subsection How much disk space does Cygwin require? That depends, obviously, on what you've chosen to download and -install. A full installation is probably close to 500MB installed, -not including the package archives themselves or the source code. +install. A full installation today is probably larger than 800MB +installed, not including the package archives themselves nor the source +code. -After installation, the package archives remain in your ``Local Package -Directory'', by default the location of @code{setup.exe}. You may -conserve disk space by deleting the @code{contrib} and @code{latest} -subdirectories there. +After installation, the package archives remain in your ``Local +Package Directory'', by default the location of @code{setup.exe}. You +may conserve disk space by deleting the subdirectories there. These +directories will have very wierd looking names, being encoded with +their URLs. @subsection What if setup fails? First, make sure that you are using the latest version of Cygwin -Setup. It is a work in progress, with improvements and bugfixes being -made often. The latest version is always available from the 'Install +Setup. The latest version is always available from the 'Install Cygwin now' link on the Cygwin Home Page at @file{http://cygwin.com/}. If you are downloading from the internet, setup will fail if it cannot