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Re: Installation problem: Setup Wizard suggestion


Alexander Gottwald wrote:


On Sat, 5 Jun 2004, Terje J. Hanssen wrote:


> Therefore I would suggest the following easy,
> known and simplyfied selections on a first setup wizard:
>
> o Minimum installation
> o Typical installation
> o Custom installation
>
> o Minimum installation could include the minimum requiered cygwin&x
> packages to run remote sessions via XDMCP (which I would guess most
> often is the need for the Windows users to use X).
>
> o Typical could be minimum plus more recommended packages/tools to run
> cygwin&X.
>

Cygwin/X is designed to be installed with the cygwin installer. We will not
provide an extra installer. For reasons see the discussion in the mailing
list archives.


I see. Yet, maybe a revised proposal (wish) to forward to the developer of the cygwin installer, would be three selections on the top bar of the cygwin installer wizard?:

o Cygwin/X o Minimum o Typical


Terje J. Hanssen







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