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Re: Installing the Cygwin Ultility
- To: "Diedrich, David" <david dot diedrich at intel dot com>
- Subject: Re: Installing the Cygwin Ultility
- From: "Charles S. Wilson" <cwilson at ece dot gatech dot edu>
- Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 09:54:52 -0400
- CC: "'cygwin at cygwin dot com'" <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- References: <D1892B7198A4D411BB7500A0C9692EC601C5E8A9@hdsmsx34.hd.intel.com>
"Diedrich, David" wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I've been trying to install the cygwin Unix Utility for windows on a
> w2000 system. I've downloaded and unziped the files into the following
> areas:
>
> c:\usr\.bin
> \lib
>
> I'm not sure How to start using the ultility. Exactlly what should I
> do next to begin using this tool?
>
#1. Don't "download and unzip". Use the setup.exe tool on the
http://www.cygwin.com/ page to install cygwin. Setup will automatically
download and install the necessary system components, create the
required registry entries, and create Start Menu shortcuts for a quick
start with the cygwin system.
#2. After running setup, double click the Cygwin shortcut on your
desktop. Welcome to bash. You are now running a Real Unix Shell(tm)
and can begin doing all those things you are used to on a Unix system.
Compile stuff using gcc. Run Mutt for mail. etc.
--Chuck
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