Cygwin Installation CS 302 What is Cygwin Cygwin

Cygwin Installation CS 302

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

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.

Installing and Updating Cygwin: step by step Step 1: Download Cygwin installer from www. cygwin. com and run it.

Installing and Updating Cygwin � Step 2: Select “Install from Internet”:

Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 3: Install to default location If your OS is Windows 7, chose this option If your OS is Vista, chose this option

Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 4: Use default local package directory (click next)

Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 5: Use whatever internet connection settings (click next)

Installing and Updating Cygwin 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 to know the nearest mirror of you. Try:

Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 6: Select a mirror (click next)

Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 7: In this step you have to select the packages to be installed, first : expand “Devel”: Note: If the check boxes are not visible , click on “Default” to change it to “install”. Now the check boxes should appear

Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 8: Expand “Devel” and select the following packages : � gcc-obj: GNU compiler Collection (Objective C) � make: the GNU version of the ‘make’ utility. Expand “Prel” and select : � Perl-Ext. Utils-Depends : Buid perl XS that depend on other XS. � Perl-Ext. Utils-Pkg. Config: perl module for using pakage config. Expand “System” and select : � Proc. Ps: Utilities for monitoring your system and processes on your system.

Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 9: Expand the “Editors”:

Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 10: Select the following package from “Editor”: nano: a pico clone text editor with extensions. Step 11: Click Next to complete the installation. If it asks you to download some other packages for dependencies, click yes. Note that the installation may take a while to complete

Resources www. cygwin. com http: //www. eecg. utoronto. ca/~aamodt/ece 2 2/cygwin. html http: //www. comp. hkbu. edu. hk/~jng/comp 1180/Cygwin. Setup. pdf