replicating my cygwin install on a different machine

[DePriest, Jason R.]

On 6/6/07, Jerome Fong  wrote:
> Hi There,
>
> I was wondering if there was a way to save and duplicate my cygwin
> installation so I can replicate it on a different machine.  The idea is,
> I have scripts and programs developed and tested on my cygwin install.
> I want to be able to deploy everything that I am running on my machine.
>
> I'm not sure if the setup.exe will get me what I want since older
> versions of packages are not always readily available (dependent on the
> server).  Also, I want to be able to provide the operations team with a
> zip file or some kind of installation package to replicate on each
> server.   The idea is to avoid  new downloads and use what I have until
> I need to upgrade.
>
> thanks,
>
> Jerome
>
>

Assuming you use the same drive letters and directory structure, you
can just zip up your cygwin data (preferably with something that can
maintain file permissions) and dump HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus
Solutions to a .reg file.

Just extract the stuff on the other system and import the .reg and you
should be good to go.

Depending on your install, the archive file could end up being quite large.

-Jason

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