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| Cygwin provides a unix-like environment to run processes under windows by emulating unix syscalls.<br> | | Cygwin provides a unix-like environment to run processes under windows by translating unix syscalls.<br> |
| It has no CLI package manager, but the installer can be scripted to install packages. | | It has no CLI package manager, but the installer can be scripted to install packages. |
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| </blockquote><!-- Notes --> | | </blockquote><!-- Notes --> |
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| = Install =
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| <blockquote>
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| '''chocolatey installs cygwin to C:\programdata\chocolatey\cygwin\tools\cygwin'''
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| Cygwin is built to be able to be run in a portable way. You install, update, and get new packages by
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| re-running the cygwin installer.
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| Always install the 32 bit version of cygwin, unless you absolutely need it to be 64bit. It is much
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| more supported. Cygwin doesn't seem to require any registry keys to be set, the only things that
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| affect it's portability are some environment variables.
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| '''NOTE''' If you are using my package-setup script, always run it with a normal
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| cygwin http-repo as a source, reboot, then run with the private key for a cygports repo.
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| If you fail to do this, and run the cygports repo first, you may end up with corrupted packages.
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| </blockquote><!-- Install -->
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| = Package Management =
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| <blockquote>
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| !colspan=3| Best Sources
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| | http://lug.mtu.edu || || standard cygwin packages
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| | http://mirrors.kernel.org/sources.redhat.com/cygwinports/ || || precompiled cygports (https://sourceware.org/cygwinports/)
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| <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
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| ## Start Cygwin with GPG key for cygports
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| /path/to/setup-x86.exe -K http://cygwinports.org/ports.gpg
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| </syntaxhighlight>
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| ''' CYGPORTS CONTAINS DWM, MPD, NCMPC, PYSIDE '''<br>
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| Cygwin doesn't have a traditional package manager. There are a few terminal programs you
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| can use to emulate apt-get, but since on Windows files cannot be deleted or overwritten while they
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| are running it is best to quit cygwin, and install programs using the installer.
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| Because of cygwin's limited options in the default repo, I find myself compiling packages myself
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| quite a lot. I created a git repo for compiled (and attempts at compiling) programs for quick (manual)
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| installations on new machines.
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| There is also a system loosely based on Gentoo's portage to assist in compilation. It is called cygports,
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| and can be installed from the main package manager.
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| <br>
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| <br>
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| </blockquote><!-- Package Management -->
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| = Common Problems =
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| <blockquote>
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| == rebase ==
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| Almost all issues related to cygwin can be resolved by rebasing. You can do it
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| the quick/dirty way:
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| C:/cygwin/bin/dash.exe
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| /bin/rebaseall
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| </syntaxhighlight>
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| Or the full proper way:
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| <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
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| - Open Task Manager and close any processes that look to be Cygwin related.
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| - Open C:\Cygwin\bin in Windows Explorer
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| - Verify that dash.exe, ash.exe, rebase.exe, and rebaseall exist in this folder
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| - If any of them are missing, re-run Cygwin setup and select the dash, ash, and rebase packages
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| - right-click your C:\Cygwin folder, uncheck Read-only (if its checked), and press OK.
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| - When an error about not being able to switch some files comes up, select "Ignore All". Wait for this process to complete.
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| - Browse to C:\Cygwin\bin in Windows Explorer
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| - Right click dash.exe and click "Run as Administrator". A command Prompt should appear with nothing but a $
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| - Type /usr/bin/rebaseall -v, hit enter, and wait for the process to complete.
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| - If you get errors about Cygwin processes running, try Step 1 again. If that still doesn't work, Restart your computer into safe mode and try these steps again.
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| - A commenter noted that, depending on your settings, you may have to type cd /usr/bin && ./rebaseall -v instead.
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| - Try opening Cygwin again.
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| </syntaxhighlight>
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| | http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9300722/cygwin-error-bash-fork-retry-resource-temporarily-unavailable
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| | http://cygwin.wikia.com/wiki/Rebaseall
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| |}
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| </blockquote><!-- rebaseall -->
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| </blockquote><!-- Common Problems -->
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| = Programs =
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| <blockquote>
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| Cygwin does not by default include a CLI package manager. Instead, you run cygwin.exe with the flag
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| 'config', which updates your existing cygwin (labeled as installation, but only checks for missing/out
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| of date files). I have included the option of running 'CygwinPers.bat --config'. There are package
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| managers available for cygwin, such as apt-cyg, but they're pretty awful. It is much better to just
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| use the default installer.
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| Base Packages:
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| <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
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| ## Cygwin Packages
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| bc
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| offlineimap
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| msmtp
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| mutt
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| w3m
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| ncurses
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| abook
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| xclip
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| git, git-completion, gitk, tig
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| openssh
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| gcc
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| automake
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| python2
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| python3
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| xorg
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| rxvt-unicode
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| nc
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| nc6
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| tmux
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| zsh
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| irssi
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| rsync
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| ## External Packages:
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| urlview (win32) -- http://www.oocities.org/win32mutt/win32.html
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| mutt with sidebar -- http://www.alexbr.com/wblog/?p=183
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| </syntaxhighlight>
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| </blockquote><!-- Programs -->
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