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RE: Updating cygwin and X
- From: "Buchbinder, Barry \(NIH/NIAID\) [E]" <BBuchbinder at niaid dot nih dot gov>
- To: "Richard Foulk" <richard at skydive1 dot com>, <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:45:04 -0400
- Subject: RE: Updating cygwin and X
- References: <1174175949.19780.ezmlm@cygwin.com> <200703180636.l2I6a51U023593@sd.skydive1.com>
From: Richard Foulk; Sunday, March 18, 2007 2:36 AM
>
> What is the proper way to install everything and then update it from
time to time?
>
> The setup.exe program says it's to be used for installs and updates
but only seems to know how to install, reinstall or uninstall. Nothing
specific to updates, unless I missed it.
>
> Problem is that every few `install's, setup hoses X so it won't run.
> Is there an easy fix for this? Or best not to update?
If you just want to update manually, just keep hitting "Next>". If you
want to see what is going to be updated, when you get to the "Select
Packages" screen, change the "View" to "Partial". See
http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/setup-net.html , especially the 3rd
paragraph at "Choosing Packages"
http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/setup-net.html#id4725676
To automate Setup to update, see
http://cygwin.com/faq/faq.setup.html#faq.setup.automated ,
http://cygwin.com/faq/faq.setup.html#faq.setup.cli , and
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2003-03/msg00526.html . For
example, I use the following, run from a cmd.exe batch file in my
Startup folder.
start /wait h:\cygwin\arc\setup.exe -R c:\cygwin -n -q -s
ftp://mirrors.kernel.org -l h:\cygwin\arc
(I use "start /wait" because I want to be sure that everything is
updated before I run any cygwin scripts.)
- Barry
Disclaimer: Statements made herein are not made on behalf of NIAID.
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