Apr 21, 2009 · What is Cygwin? Cygwin is a compatibility layer that makes it easy to port simple Unix-based applications to Windows, by emulating many of the basic interfaces that Unix …

Is there a tool in the Cygwin package similar to apt-get on Debian or yum on redhat that allows me to install components from the command line?

There is no package management in Cygwin outside of the setup program. The setup only applies updates to your current installation, it does not overwrite packages that what you already have …

Mar 26, 2013 · Cygwin's /etc/passwd file (normally C:\Cygwin\etc\passwd from Windows). This will have a number of lines containing details of each user on the system; the seventh : …

Mar 19, 2009 · 80 I need an offline installer with most of the utilities commonly needed. Somehow the default installer confuses me with all its package selection. I installed Cygwin but I can't …

Mar 31, 2009 · The unicode replacement for rxvt in Cygwin is urxvt, the package name under Cygwin is rxvt-unicode-X. urxvt also has other nice features, such as many downloadable …

Feb 8, 2019 · For more (generic) details, check [Cygwin]: Installing and Updating Cygwin Packages. [Cygwin]: Cygwin FAQ - Does the Cygwin Setup program accept command-line …

Sep 6, 2010 · I tried to enable curl on cygwin but it says bash: curl: command not found How do I install curl on cygwin?

Aug 30, 2008 · How can I execute a.exe using the Cygwin shell? I created a C file in Eclipse on Windows and then used Cygwin to navigate to the directory. I called gcc on the C source file …

Jan 20, 2014 · Every source I found online says a full installation of Cygwin takes over 1 GB, but mine is only 100 MB. I was pretty sure I downloaded everything from …