Cygwin: doc: drop mention of 32-bit installer
Drop mention of 32-bit installer, since it's offically discouraged, and planned to be dropped soon. Adjust various references to be something more generic, like 'the Cygwin Setup program' to accommodate this.
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<para>
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There is only one recommended way to install Cygwin, which is to use the
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Cygwin Setup program, a GUI installer named
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<command>setup-x86_64.exe</command> for 64 bit Windows, or
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<command>setup-x86.exe</command> for 32 bit Windows. It is flexible and easy to use.
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Cygwin Setup program, a GUI installer.
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It is flexible and easy to use.
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You can pick and choose the packages you wish to install, and update
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them individually. Full source code is available for all packages and
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tools.
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@ -191,7 +190,6 @@ Here is how Cygwin secures the installation and update process to counter
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para>The Cygwin website provides the Cygwin Setup program
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(<literal>setup-x86.exe</literal> or <literal>setup-x86_64.exe</literal>)
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using HTTPS (SSL/TLS).
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This authenticates that the Cygwin Setup program
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came from the Cygwin website
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@ -261,8 +259,7 @@ widely-used SHA-2 suite of cryptographic hashes).
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<para>
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To best secure your installation and update process, download
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the Cygwin Setup program <filename>setup-x86_64.exe</filename> (64-bit) or
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<filename>setup-x86.exe</filename> (32-bit), and then
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the Cygwin Setup program, and then
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check its signature (using a signature-checking tool you trust)
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using the Cygwin public key
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(<ulink url="https://cygwin.com/key/pubring.asc"/>).
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@ -318,8 +315,7 @@ archives. If this happens to you, consider disabling your anti-virus
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software when running the Cygwin Setup program. The following procedure should be
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a fairly safe way to do that:
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</para>
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<orderedlist><listitem><para>Download <filename>setup-x86_64.exe</filename> or
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<filename>setup-x86.exe</filename> and scan it explicitly.
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<orderedlist><listitem><para>Download the Cygwin Setup program and scan it explicitly.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Turn off the anti-virus software.
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<sect1 id="internet-setup">
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<title>Internet Setup</title>
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<para>To install the Cygwin net release, go to <ulink
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url="https://cygwin.com/"/> and run either
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<ulink url="https://cygwin.com/setup-x86.exe">setup-x86.exe</ulink>
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to install the 32 bit version of Cygwin, or
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url="https://cygwin.com/"/> and run
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<ulink url="https://cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe">setup-x86_64.exe</ulink>
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to install the 64 bit version of Cygwin. This will download a GUI
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installer which can be run to download a complete cygwin installation
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@ -18,33 +16,21 @@ via the internet. Follow the instructions on each screen to install Cygwin.
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</para>
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<para>
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<note>
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For easier reading the installer is called <command>setup.exe</command>
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throughout the following sections. This refers likewise to both
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installer applications,
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<ulink url="https://cygwin.com/setup-x86.exe">setup-x86.exe</ulink>
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for 32 bit, as well as
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<ulink url="https://cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe">setup-x86_64.exe</ulink>
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for 64 bit. Apart from the target architecture they are the same thing.
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</note>
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</para>
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<para>
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The <command>setup.exe</command> installer is designed to be easy
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The <command>setup</command> installer is designed to be easy
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for new users to understand while remaining flexible for the
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experienced. The volunteer development team is constantly working
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on <command>setup.exe</command>; before requesting a new feature,
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on <command>setup</command>; before requesting a new feature,
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check the wishlist in the
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<ulink url="https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=cygwin-setup.git;a=blob_plain;f=README;hb=HEAD">Git <literal>README</literal>
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</ulink>. It may already be present in the Git version!
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</para>
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<para>
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On Windows Vista and later, <command>setup.exe</command> will check by
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On Windows Vista and later, <command>setup</command> will check by
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default if it runs with administrative privileges and, if not, will try
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to elevate the process. If you want to avoid this behaviour and install
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under an unprivileged account just for your own usage, run
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<command>setup.exe</command> with the <literal>--no-admin</literal> option.
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<command>setup</command> with the <literal>--no-admin</literal> option.
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</para>
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<para>
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@ -54,7 +40,7 @@ installed by simply clicking the <literal>Next</literal> button
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at each page. The only exception to this is choosing a Cygwin mirror,
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which you can choose by experimenting with those listed at
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<ulink url="https://cygwin.com/mirrors.html"/>. For more details about each of page of the
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<command>setup.exe</command> installation, read on below.
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<command>setup</command> installation, read on below.
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Please note that this guide assumes that you have a basic understanding
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of Unix (or a Unix-like OS). If you are new to Unix, you will also want
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to make use of <ulink url="http://www.google.com/search?q=new+to+unix">
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@ -65,7 +51,7 @@ other resources</ulink>.
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<para>
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Cygwin uses packages to manage installing various software. When
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the default <literal>Install from Internet</literal> option is chosen,
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<command>setup.exe</command> creates a local directory to store
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<command>setup</command> creates a local directory to store
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the packages before actually installing the contents.
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<literal>Download from Internet</literal> performs only the first
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part (storing the packages locally), while
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<literal>Install from Local Directory</literal>; copy the
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entire local package tree to another machine with the directory
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tree intact. For example, you might create a <literal>C:\cache\</literal>
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directory and place <command>setup.exe</command> in it. Run
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<command>setup.exe</command> to <literal>Install from Internet</literal>
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directory and place <command>setup</command> in it. Run
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<command>setup</command> to <literal>Install from Internet</literal>
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or <literal>Download from Internet</literal>, then copy the whole
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<literal>C:\cache\</literal> to each machine and instead choose
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<literal>Install from Local Directory</literal>.
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<sect2 id="setup-localdir"><title>Local Package Directory</title>
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<para>
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The <literal>Local Package Directory</literal> is the cache where
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<command>setup.exe</command> stores the packages before they are
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<command>setup</command> stores the packages before they are
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installed. The cache must not be the same folder as the Cygwin
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root. Within the cache, a separate directory is created for each
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Cygwin mirror, which allows <command>setup.exe</command> to use
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Cygwin mirror, which allows <command>setup</command> to use
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multiple mirrors and custom packages. After installing Cygwin,
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the cache is no longer necessary, but you may want to retain the
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packages as backups, for installing Cygwin to another system,
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<sect2 id="setup-packages"><title>Choosing Packages</title>
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<para>
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For each selected mirror site, <command>setup.exe</command> downloads a
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For each selected mirror site, <command>setup</command> downloads a
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small text file called <literal>setup.bz2</literal> that contains a list
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of packages available from that site along with some basic information about
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each package which <command>setup.exe</command> parses and uses to create the
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each package which <command>setup</command> parses and uses to create the
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chooser window. For details about the format of this file, see the
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<ulink url="https://sourceware.org/cygwin-apps/setup.html">setup.exe homepage</ulink>.
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<ulink url="https://sourceware.org/cygwin-apps/setup.html">setup homepage</ulink>.
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</para>
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<para>
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The chooser is the most complex part of <command>setup.exe</command>.
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The chooser is the most complex part of <command>setup</command>.
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Packages are grouped into categories, and one package may belong to multiple
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categories (assigned by the volunteer package maintainer). Each package
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can be found under any of those categories in the hierarchical chooser view.
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By default, <command>setup.exe</command>
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By default, <command>setup</command>
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will install only the packages in the <literal>Base</literal> category
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and their dependencies, resulting in a minimal Cygwin installation.
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However, this will not include many commonly used tools such as
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<command>gcc</command> (which you will find in the <literal>Devel</literal>
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category). Since <command>setup.exe</command> automatically selects
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category). Since <command>setup</command> automatically selects
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dependencies, be careful not to unselect any required packages. In
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particular, everything in the <literal>Base</literal> category is
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required.
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</para>
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<para>
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You can change <command>setup.exe</command>'s view style, which is helpful
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You can change <command>setup</command>'s view style, which is helpful
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if you know the name of a package you want to install but not which
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category it is in.
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Click on the <literal>View</literal> button and it will rotate between
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through the <literal>Full</literal> listing for your favorite tools.
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</para>
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<para>
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Once you have an existing Cygwin installation, the <command>setup.exe</command>
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Once you have an existing Cygwin installation, the <command>setup</command>
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chooser is also used to manage your Cygwin installation.
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Information on installed packages is kept in the
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<literal>/etc/setup/</literal> directory of your Cygwin installation; if
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<command>setup.exe</command> cannot find this directory it will act as if
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you have no Cygwin installation. If <command>setup.exe</command>
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<command>setup</command> cannot find this directory it will act as if
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you have no Cygwin installation. If <command>setup</command>
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finds a newer version of an installed package available, it will automatically
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mark it to be upgraded.
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To <literal>Uninstall</literal>, <literal>Reinstall</literal>, or get the
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<literal>Keep</literal> to toggle it.
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Also, to avoid the need to reboot after upgrading, make sure
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to close all Cygwin windows and stop all Cygwin processes before
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<command>setup.exe</command> begins to install the upgraded package.
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<command>setup</command> begins to install the upgraded package.
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</para>
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<para>
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To avoid unintentionally upgrading, use the <literal>Pending</literal>
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<para>
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All available experimental packages can be selected by pressing the
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<literal>Exp</literal> in the top right part of the chooser window.
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Be warned, however, that the next time you run <command>setup.exe</command>
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Be warned, however, that the next time you run <command>setup</command>
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it will try to replace all old or experimental versions with the current
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version, unless told otherwise.
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</para>
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<sect2 id="setup-progress"><title>Download and Installation Progress</title>
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<para>
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First, <command>setup.exe</command> will download all selected packages
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First, <command>setup</command> will download all selected packages
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to the local directory chosen earlier. Before installing,
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<command>setup.exe</command> performs a checksum on each package. If the
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<command>setup</command> performs a checksum on each package. If the
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local directory is a slow medium (such as a network drive) this can take
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a long time. During the download and installation, <command>setup.exe</command>
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a long time. During the download and installation, <command>setup</command>
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shows progress bars for the current task and total remaining disk space.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="setup-postinstall"><title>Post-Install Scripts</title>
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<para>
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Last of all, <command>setup.exe</command> will run any post-install
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Last of all, <command>setup</command> will run any post-install
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scripts to finish correctly setting up installed packages.
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When the last post-install script is completed, <command>setup.exe</command>
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When the last post-install script is completed, <command>setup</command>
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will display a box announcing the completion. A few packages, such as
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the OpenSSH server, require some manual site-specific configuration.
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Relevant documentation can be found in the <literal>/usr/doc/Cygwin/</literal>
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occur. If you're having trouble downloading packages, it may be network
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congestion, so try a different mirror and/or a different protocol (i.e.,
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HTTP instead of FTP). If you notice something is not working after
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running setup, you can check the <command>setup.exe</command> log file
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running setup, you can check the <command>setup</command> log file
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at <literal>/var/log/setup.log.full</literal>. Make a backup of this
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file before running <command>setup.exe</command> again, and follow the
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file before running <command>setup</command> again, and follow the
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steps for <ulink url="https://cygwin.com/problems.html">Reporting
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Problems with Cygwin</ulink>.
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</para>
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