Cygwin. Tutorial 1

1. Cygwin

Tutorial 1

2. What is Cygwin?

Cygwin offers a UNIX like environment on top
of MS-Windows.
Gives the ability to use familiar UNIX tools
without losing access to “typical” MS-Windows
programs

3. Installing and Updating Cygwin

Run setup.exe any time you want to update or
install a Cygwin package.
Note that, when installing packages for the first
time, setup.exe does not install every package.
Clicking on categories and packages in the
setup.exe package installation screen will
provide you with the ability to control what is
installed or updated.

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open http://cygwin.com/install.html
Download cygwin installer.

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NOTE: Make sure to change your PC user name to
your original name before you start to install Cygwin
Step 1: run the Cygwin installer.

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Step 2: Select “Install from Internet”:

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Step 3: Install to default location
If your OS is
Windows 7, choose
this option
If your OS is
Vista, choose
this option

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Step 4: Use default local package directory (click
next)

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Step 5: Use whatever internet connection settings
(click next)

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Step 6: Select a mirror (click next)
To save your download time, please choose the
one nearest to you!
Check : http://cygwin.com/mirrors.html
Try:
Japan: ftp.iij.ad.jp(ftp), ftp.jaist.ac.jp(ftp),
ring.aist.go.jp(ftp), ftp.iij.ad.jp(http),
ftp.jaist.ac.jp(http),
ftp.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp (http)

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Step 6: Select a mirror (click next)

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Select Packages window will appear

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Step 7: In the “Select Packages” window, you are going to install
the following packages( they are under Devel category):
gcc-core
gcc-g++
gettext-devel
libgcc1
libstdc++6
make
mingw-runtime
mingw-w32api

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1- Type the package name in the Search field
2Expand
the
category
3- Click
the
arrow
here

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You will find that the package is checked

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Repeat the same steps(1,2,3) for the
remaining packages.

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Now, you are going to install the following
packages( they are under Perl category):
Perl-ExtUtils-Depends : Buid perl XS that
depend on other XS.
Perl-ExtUtils-PkgConfig: perl module for using
pakage config.

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Repeat the same steps(1,2,3) for the remaining package.

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Now, you are going to install the following package( it is
under System category):
ProcPs:Utilities for momitoring your system and
processes on your system.
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Now, you are going to install the following package( it is
under Editors category):
nano: a pico clone text editor with extensions.
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Step 8: Click Next to complete the installation.
NOTE:
sometimes you may get a window
Download Incomplete. Try again?
and the setup application will return to step
6(slide 11).
Click Yes, then repeat the same steps or
choose another download site.

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Step 9: Make sure SELECT REQUIRED
PACKAGES is checked, then click next.

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Be patient at this stage and go to drink some
coffee.

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26. Resources

www.cygwin.com