Cygwin

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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