Cygwin Installation and Configuration
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Prepare the Download
It is good practice to keep the original cygwin download, so in order to create a self-contained installation, create the Cygwin Root Directory in advance (C:/cygwin), create the archive directory in advance (C:/cygwin/archive) and store the downloaded artifacts there.
Installation
- Go to http://www.cygwin.com/, locate setup.exe (setup-x86_64.exe) and download it locally in C:/cygwin/archive.
- Start the installation by executing setup.exe from its location.
Important If the current user is not part of the Administrators group, right click on the icon and choose "Run as administrator". For more details see Windows Administration
- "Install from Internet (downloaded files will be kept for future re-use)"
- Root Directory: C:\cygwin
- Install For All Users
- Local Package Directory: C:\cygwin\archive
- Direct Connection
It is very important to install everything (X support, rxvt, etc.). In order to Install "everything", click on the root of the tree ("All"), and then click the chasing arrows until "Install" shows up. Make sure that all packages automatically switch to "Install", while being careful that the "Version" radio button is set to "Current". There's a small lag between clicking on "Install" and actually seeing the result.
Possible Problems at this Stage
- If the Windows account starts with a capital letter "Ovidiu", the cygwin user will be the same. If I want to change to "ovidiu", I have to 1) modify /etc/passwd and 2) move /home/Ovidiu to /home/ovidiu
- Vista Quirks
- __WARNING! On Vista, turn User Account Control (UAC) off before starting the installation, otherwise you'll make it prone to hanging.__
- On Vista, I've seen the Template:Home directory (and sub-directories) created with no permissions, so:
{{{
cd /home chmod u+rwx ovidiu
}}}
- If seeing cygwin library errors ("fatal error - unable to remap"), see for a solution under [Cygwin Troubleshooting#FatalErrorUnableToRemap].
!!!Install ssh Identity from the Previous Computer or from These Attachments
{{{
cd mkdir .ssh chmod go-rwx .ssh/ cd .ssh/ vi id_rsa
- copy in here the content of //RACKSTATION/base/Personal Archive/ssh identity/id_rsa
chmod go-rwx id_rsa
}}}
The private key file stored as //RACKSTATION/base/Personal Archive/ssh identity/id_rsa.
Test it by attempting to connect to ovidiu@home.feodorov.com, it should go straight through.
!!(Optional) Set up a sshd server
|[Setting Up a sshd Server in Cygwin]
!!!Create the Convenience Links
{{{
cd / ln -s /cygdrive/c c ln -s /cygdrive/b b cd ~; ln -s /c/tmp tmp
}}}
!!!Setup Terminals
|[Setup Cygwin Terminals]
!!!Setup .basic
|[.bashrc|CygwinBashrc]
For more details about cow see:
|[cdw]
!!!Setup Utility Scripts
|[Setup Cygwin Utility Scripts]
!!!If Short on Space
... you can delete the following:
- C:/cygwin/usr/share/texmf-dist
- C:/cygwin/archive/http%3a%2f%2fmirror.mcs.anl.gov%2fcygwin%2f
- C:/cygwin/usr/share/doc/lilypond
- C:/cygwin/usr/share/doc/ruby
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