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@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ much better off with a whole new installation anyway. You may backup
or rename your old installation first, or just install the new one or rename your old installation first, or just install the new one
somewhere else. Be sure to make note of your current mount table, somewhere else. Be sure to make note of your current mount table,
because this will be overwritten during the new setup. Make sure you because this will be overwritten during the new setup. Make sure you
don't end up with two different versions of @samp{cygwin1.dll} in your don't end up with two different versions of @samp{cygwin1.dll} on your
path. system.
Once you've installed the latest net release, Cygwin Setup will update Once you've installed the latest net release, Cygwin Setup will update
just the individual packages that need it. just the individual packages that need it.
@ -84,14 +84,13 @@ a fairly safe way to do that:
@item Run setup to download and extract all the tar files. @item Run setup to download and extract all the tar files.
@item Re-activate your anti-virus software and scan everything @item Re-activate your anti-virus software and scan everything
in C:\cygwin (or wherever you chose to install). If you're concerned in C:\cygwin (or wherever you chose to install), or your entire hard
about a malicious package, say if a mirror is compromised, then you disk if you are paranoid.
should scan your entire hard disk after running Cygwin Setup.
@end enumerate @end enumerate
This should be safe, but only if Cygwin Setup is not substituted by This should be safe, but only if Cygwin Setup is not substituted by
something malicious. something malicious, and no mirror has been compromised.
@subsection What packages should I download? @subsection What packages should I download?
@ -136,9 +135,9 @@ This should become much easier in a future version of Cygwin Setup.
@subsection How much disk space does Cygwin require? @subsection How much disk space does Cygwin require?
That depends, obviously, on what you've chosen to download and install. That depends, obviously, on what you've chosen to download and
A full installation is probably 250-300MB installed, not including the install. A full installation is probably close to 500MB installed,
package archives themselves or the source code. not including the package archives themselves or the source code.
After installation, the package archives remain in your ``Local Package After installation, the package archives remain in your ``Local Package
Directory'', by default the location of @code{setup.exe}. You may Directory'', by default the location of @code{setup.exe}. You may