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=Cygwin Install from USB Drive to Local Windows Computer= | =Cygwin Install from USB Drive to Local Windows Computer= | ||
| + | *To install Cygwin from a USB drive to a local computer the required files must be locally save onto the flash drive | ||
| + | *Files can be acquired two ways: Ask Eddie for them, rm 6***, or downloaded using the cygwin setup on a Windows computer | ||
| + | *To download the files from the internet simply navigate to: http://cygwin.com/install.html and download setup.exe for cygwin(64 bit) | ||
| + | *Prior to running the setup create two directories on your USB flash drive to store the setup.exe file and downloaded files | ||
| + | **For Example, if flash drive is drive "L:" create two directories "L:\cygwin_install\" and"L:\cygwin_install\local" | ||
| + | *Copy setup.exe onto the USB flash drive into the folder "cygwin_install" | ||
| + | *Run setup.exe off the USB from a Windows computer | ||
| + | *Click next on the introductory menu | ||
| + | *When it asks you to Choose a Download Source, select Download without Installing, then click next | ||
| + | *When asked for Local Package Directory Browse to "L:\cygwin_install\local" , where "L:" is the letter your USB flash drive is assigned | ||
| + | *On the next menu click direction connection unless you require some sort of proxy to connect to the internet | ||
| + | *From the Available Download Sites list select any site to download from | ||
| + | *Next you will be asked to select packages | ||
Revision as of 14:25, 24 July 2013
Cygwin Install from USB Drive to Local Windows Computer
- To install Cygwin from a USB drive to a local computer the required files must be locally save onto the flash drive
- Files can be acquired two ways: Ask Eddie for them, rm 6***, or downloaded using the cygwin setup on a Windows computer
- To download the files from the internet simply navigate to: http://cygwin.com/install.html and download setup.exe for cygwin(64 bit)
- Prior to running the setup create two directories on your USB flash drive to store the setup.exe file and downloaded files
- For Example, if flash drive is drive "L:" create two directories "L:\cygwin_install\" and"L:\cygwin_install\local"
- Copy setup.exe onto the USB flash drive into the folder "cygwin_install"
- Run setup.exe off the USB from a Windows computer
- Click next on the introductory menu
- When it asks you to Choose a Download Source, select Download without Installing, then click next
- When asked for Local Package Directory Browse to "L:\cygwin_install\local" , where "L:" is the letter your USB flash drive is assigned
- On the next menu click direction connection unless you require some sort of proxy to connect to the internet
- From the Available Download Sites list select any site to download from
- Next you will be asked to select packages
