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Re: using setup to update cygwin
* Kevin Ison (2004-02-16 14:47 +0100)
> I have been using cygwin for a few months now and reading through the
> documentation and FAQs it mentions that I can update the software packages
> installed with the setup program that I used to install cygwin.
>
> It doesnt seem to work though. When I run the setup program it does not
> return any newer version of the software packages I have already installed.
> I am running version 1.5.5 of cygwin and I know the latest version is 1.5.7
> . My question is how do I get newer versions of those packages I have
> already installed. I did not delete the subfolders that setup originally
> created. According to what I read when I run the setup program it should
> get the latest or current versions of packages available. Is there
> something I need to do to insure I always get a current list?
*sigh* Yeah, choose "Install from Internet" on the third setup screen.
Thorsten
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