Comprehensive Guide to Installing and Updating Cygwin on Windows
Cygwin provides a UNIX-like environment on MS-Windows, allowing users to utilize familiar UNIX tools alongside typical Windows applications. This guide walks you through the detailed process of installing and updating Cygwin step-by-step. Start by downloading the Cygwin installer from www.cygwin.com. Follow the key steps: select installation sources, choose a nearby mirror, expand package categories, and select essential development tools like gcc, make, and others. Complete the installation by confirming required packages and dependencies as prompted.
Comprehensive Guide to Installing and Updating Cygwin on Windows
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Cygwin Installation CS 302
What is Cygwin? • Cygwin offers a UNIX like environment on top of MS-Windows. • Gives the ability to use familiar UNIX tools without losing access to “typical” MS-Windows programs
Installing and Updating Cygwin • Run setup.exe any time you want to update or install a Cygwin package. • Note that, when installing packages for the first time, setup.exe does not install every package. • Clicking on categories and packages in the setup.exe package installation screen will provide you with the ability to control what is installed or updated.
Installing and Updating Cygwin: step by step Step 1: Download Cygwin installer fromwww.cygwin.com and run it.
Installing and Updating Cygwin • Step 2: Select “Install from Internet”:
Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 3: Install to default location If your OS is Windows 7, chose this option If your OS is Vista, chose this option
Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 4: Use default local package directory (click next)
Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 5: Use whatever internet connection settings (click next)
Installing and Updating Cygwin To save your download time, please choose the one nearest to you! Check : http://cygwin.com/mirrors.html to know the nearest mirror of you. Try: Step 6: Select a mirror (click next)
Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 6: Select a mirror (click next)
Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 7: In this step you have to select the packages to be installed, first : expand “Devel”: Note: If the check boxes are not visible , click on “Default” to change it to “install”. Now the check boxes should appear
Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 8: Expand “Devel” and select the following packages : • gcc-obj: GNU compiler Collection (Objective C) • make: the GNU version of the ‘make’ utility. • Expand “Prel” and select : • Perl-ExtUtils-Depends : Buidperl XS that depend on other XS. • Perl-ExtUtils-PkgConfig: perl module for using pakageconfig. Expand “System” and select : • ProcPs: Utilities for monitoring your system and processes on your system.
Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 9: Expand the “Editors”:
Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 10: Select the following package from “Editor”: nano: a pico clone text editor with extensions. Step 11: Click Next to complete the installation. If it asks you to download some other packages for dependencies, click yes. • Note that the installation may take a while to complete
Resources www.cygwin.com http://www.eecg.utoronto.ca/~aamodt/ece2 2/cygwin.html http://www.comp.hkbu.edu.hk/~jng/comp1180/CygwinSetup.pdf
