text setup

[Igor Pechtchanski]

On Fri, 19 Sep 2003, Krzysztof Duleba wrote:

> Igor Pechtchanski wrote
>
> >> I use Cygwin along with Win2k. Is it possible to update the software in
> >> text mode (access only via ssh)?
> >
> > There is currently no way to do a text-mode setup.  There is, however,
> > a way to run setup unattended via ssh.  Search the list archives for
> > "unattended setup".  You'll probably need to configure the ssh service
> > to allow interaction with the desktop.
> > 	Igor
>
> Will it allow me to choose the packages to install?

Don't know, you'll have to search for instructions or look at setup
sources.

> How would I see the result?

If worse comes to worst, you can always take a look at
/var/log/setup.log{,full}.
	Igor
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