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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd">
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<sect1 id="ov-ex-win">
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<title>Quick Start Guide for those more experienced with Windows</title>
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<para>
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If you are new to the world of UNIX, you may find it difficult to
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understand at first. This guide is not meant to be comprehensive,
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so we recommend that you use the many available Internet resources
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to become acquainted with UNIX basics (search for "UNIX basics" or
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"UNIX tutorial").
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</para>
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<para>
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To install a basic Cygwin environment, run the Cygwin Setup program from
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the <ulink url="https://cygwin.com/">Cygwin homepage</ulink> and click
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<literal>Next</literal>
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at each page. The default settings are correct for most users. If you
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want to know more about what each option means, see
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<xref linkend="internet-setup"></xref>. Use the Cygwin Setup program
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any time you want to update or install a Cygwin package. If you are
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installing Cygwin for a specific purpose, use it to install the tools
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that you need. For example, if you want to compile C++ programs, you
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need the <systemitem>gcc-g++</systemitem> package and probably a text
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editor like <systemitem>nano</systemitem>. When running Cygwin Setup,
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clicking on categories and packages in the package installation screen
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will provide you with the ability to control what is installed or updated.
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</para>
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<para>
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After installation, you can find Cygwin-specific documentation in
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the <literal>/usr/share/doc/Cygwin/</literal> directory.
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</para>
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<para>
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Developers coming from a Windows background will be able to write
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console or GUI executables that rely on the Microsoft Win32 API instead
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of Cygwin using the mingw32 or mingw64 cross-compiler toolchains. The
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<command>-shared</command> option to GCC allows to write Windows Dynamically
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Linked Libraries (DLLs). The resource compiler <command>windres</command>
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is also provided.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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