Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 11:49:46 -0400 From: DEEPA SIVASANKARANE Subject: Re: setup.exe To: Max Bowsher Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <35921c03.7cba82b7.8173200@mirapointms2.wayne.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I assume the reason you wanted to do this was to permit reinstallation from >your local disc at a later date? Yes. You see, I had the redhat release installed at first. Moved to net release. I would like to switch between the two. Thanx, Deepa ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 16:28:55 +0100 >From: "Max Bowsher" >Subject: Re: setup.exe >To: "DEEPA SIVASANKARANE" , > >DEEPA SIVASANKARANE wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Would Running setup.exe, and choosing >> "Install from Internet" to C:\cygwin be the same as >> choosing the download option and untaring them in >> C:\cygwin ? > >NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO! > >DO NOT UNTAR A CYGWIN PACKAGE TO INSTALL IT! >USE SETUP.EXE! > > > >I assume the reason you wanted to do this was to permit reinstallation from >your local disc at a later date? > >If so, just "Install from Internet". The downloaded files will NOT be >deleted, and you can install from them without an internet connection by >using "Install from Local Directory". > > > >Max. > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/