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Setup updates. More about installing everything, not using setup to mirror.

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David Starks-Browning 2003-04-10 20:09:35 +00:00
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@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ If you want to build programs, of course you'll need @samp{gcc},
@subsection How do I just get everything?
In the past, the default was to install everything, much to the
irritation of many users. Now the default is to install only a basic
Long ago, the default was to install everything, much to the
irritation of most users. Now the default is to install only a basic
core of packages. Cygwin Setup is designed to make it easy to browse
categories and select what you want to install or omit from those
categories. It's also easy to install everything:
@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ categories. It's also easy to install everything:
@item At the ``Select Packages'' screen, in ``Categories'' view, at the line
marked ``All'', click on the word ``default'' so that it changes to
``install''. (Be patient, there is some computing to do at this step.
It may take a few seconds to register the change.) This tells Setup
It may take a second or two to register the change.) This tells Setup
to install @emph{everything}, not just what it thinks you should have
by default.
@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ new packages that would not be installed by default. You can check
the list in the Partial View before proceeding, in case there's
something you really @emph{don't} want.
@item In the latest version of Cygwin Setup, if you click the ``View''
button (twice) more, it shows packages not currently installed. You
ought to check whether you @emph{really} want to install everything!
@end enumerate
@subsection How much disk space does Cygwin require?
@ -268,3 +272,9 @@ to @code{C:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll}.
@end enumerate
@subsection Can Cygwin Setup maintain a ``mirror''?
NO. Cygwin Setup cannot do this for you. Use a tool designed for
this purpose. See @file{http://rsync.samba.org/},
@file{http://sunsite.org.uk/packages/mirror/},
@file{http://wget.sunsite.dk/} for utilities that can do this for you.