cyg-x install error

Brian Inglis Brian.Inglis@SystematicSW.ab.ca
Fri Sep 13 23:21:50 GMT 2024


On 2024-09-13 14:02, S. Cowles via Cygwin wrote:
> 
> i have a clean install of cygwin on a win11pro box.  when i install cyg-x (via 
> https://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/setup.html#setup-cygwin-x-installing), i get the 
> following error:
> 
> Package:  _/xinit
>      xinit.sh exit code 3

Where are you seeing this error?

> the result of the error is no access to any cyg-x apps via start menu, etc. what 
> is the proper way to fix this error?

What does it show in /var/log/setup.log.full?

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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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