cygwin provides a Unix/Linux-like environment under Microsoft Windows OSes.
What it doesn't provide is "a way to run native Linux apps on Windows. You must rebuild your application from source if you want it to run on Windows."
Questions tagged [cygwin]
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Installing Cygwin packages from the command-line
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upgrading and installing packages through the cygwin command line?
I'm looking for a "yum"-link method to install additional Cygwin packages from the command-line. Let's say I want to add the package "Math/bc", then ideally…
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Change Cygwin Prompt
The default cygwin prompt of "user@computer path \n $" is too long for me. I would like to keep the path.
I want it to become:
path $
Is there a config file I can modify to do this?
Cristian
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Remove unneeded dependencies from Cygwin
In Cygwin when I install a new package it automatically installs any dependencies needed for that package.
Later if I choose to remove that package, how can I remove the dependencies it installed with it, which are no longer needed?
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how to verify the validity of the binary using the public key?
I want to install Cygwin-64 ,when i go to download page ,some information tells me:
Run setup-x86_64.exe any time you want to update or install a Cygwin package for 64-bit windows. The signature for setup-x86_64.exe can be used to verify the…
showkey
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"tty" option detected in CYGWIN environment variable
I recently reinstalled cygwin on my windows 7 machine, and added the cygwin directory to my path so that it works seamlessly with the windows command line. Every time I execute a command, I get the following above the actual output:
"tty" option…
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Is there an equivalent of apt-get in Cygwin?
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upgrading and installing packages through the cygwin command line?
Is there an equivalent of apt-get in Cygwin?
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How long should it take Cygwin to load?
I recently downloaded Cygwin so I could easily use gcc. It installed correctly, and gcc compiles programs and reports errors as expected... but I can't help but notice that it appears to be taking an extremely long time to load the environment each…
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Cygwin convert windows path to unix then change dir
I am usually trying to use the cygwin terminal to move to a nested directory. The problem is the windows directory are not immediately interpreted.
So I had to do two step:
$ cygpath -u…
Nassign
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What is the minimal packages list for Cygwin?
The Cygwin FAQ mentions that one the first install, the setup exe will download “a minimal subset of all available packages.” Which packages are part of this subset?
I’m installing Cygwin on a computer without Internet access, so I need to know what…
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How do I install the vi text editor ONLY on my Cygwin installation?
I have managed to install the Cygwin on my Windows Vista machine. I installed using the default settings.
When I try to do vi in the Bash shell, Bash tells me command not found. I believe I need to install the Cygwin editors package which include…
gath
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How can I get the Full Cygwin Installation (about 1GB)?
I want to install Cygwin Full (about 1GB) but I cannot find any site offering it anymore. There was one but the Internet Archive did not back it up, after someone killed the site.
Some instructions about installation are here.
How can I get it and…
user114739
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Cygwin program (sshpass) produces no output when used in Windows command prompt
I have built sshpass on Cygwin. It works perfectly from within a Cygwin terminal window:
sshpass -p password ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no user@host
However, the exact same command from a Windows command prompt produces no output.
I tried a…
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Simplest way to add multiple users in Cygwin?
I've installed Cygwin but have trouble operating it conveniently. I'd like the ability to, for example, 'su peter' where peter has his own preference for home directory, and shell. I don't care about security. I do not need these "user accounts" to…
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What is the difference between CygWin Ports and CygWin?
I have been using CygWin for a few weeks, and I love it.
Now I have found CygWin Ports and, even after reading its main page, I am not sure about the differences:
Is CygWin Ports a collection of packages valids for my classical CygWin…
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Is it possible to have cygwin ignore the Windows HOME environment variable?
As part of installing EGit, I had to set a HOME environment variable in Windows. This caused a problem whereby cygwin considers the HOME environment variable in Windows more important than the value in /etc/passwd. As a result, cygwin thinks my HOME…
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