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

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