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CygwinInstallTutorial
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TableofContents
1. Introduction
2. DownloadInstaller
3. CygwinSetup
4. InstallationType
5. InstallationDirectory
6. LocalDirectory
7. SelectConnectionType
8. ChooseDownloadSite
9. SelectPackages
10. DownloadandInstall
11. CreateIcons

1.Introduction
OPENRrequiresaUnix/Linuxlikeenvironment.Toworkwithiton
Windows,theCygwinpackagecanbeused.It'sbasedonLinux,andallows
Linuxprograms(forthemostpart)toworkunderWindows.
You'llneedatleast200MBytesoffreediskspaceavailabletodownloadand
installCygwin.

2.DownloadInstaller
DownloadthefollowingCygwinsetupprogram:
http://www.cygwin.com/setup.exe(~250KBytes).Saveittoyourdesktop,
andlaunchonceready.

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3.Cygwin
Setup

Afterlaunchingthe
setupprogram,you'll
seethisscreen.Click
theNextbutton...

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4.Installation
Type
Select"Installfrom
Internet".Clickthe
Nextbutton...

5.Installation
Directory
Thedefaultsare
recommended.
Cygwinsoftware
packageswillinstall
to"C:\Cygwin".
ClicktheNext
button...
.

6.Local
Directory
Picksomewhere
temporaryfor
downloadingthe
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files.Don'tusethe
installationdirectory.
ie:"C:\zzz"or
"C:\Cygwin_Installer"
ClicktheNext
button...

7.Select
Connection
Type
Use"Direct
Connection"(the
default)unlessyou
experienceproblems,
ormustuseaproxy,
etc...
ClicktheNext
button...

8.Choose
DownloadSite
Pickone.ie:
"mirrors.kernel.org".
ClicktheNextbutton,
andsetupdownloads
thelistofavailable
packages(thisis
quick).

9.Select
Packages
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Inadditiontoany
packagesselectedby
default,youneed...
Devel"gcc
g++"
Devel"make"
Net"rsync"
Text"util
linux"
Otherrecommended
packages...
Libs
"libjpeg62"
Libs"libpng12
devel"
Libs"zlib"
Anythingelse
youlike!
Youcanrerunthe
setupprogramagain
latertoaddmore
packagesasneeded.
ClicktheNext
button...

10.Download
andInstall
Ona1.5MBitDSL
connection,thiswill
take5to10minutes.
Thedownloadis
approximately3540
MBytes,depending
onthepackages
selected.After
downloading
everything,setup
decompressesand
installsthepackage
files.
Goodtimefora
snack...

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11.Create
Icons
Forconvenience,let
theinstalleraddicons
toeitherthedesktop
orstartmenu(or
both).
ClicktheFinish
button,andyounow
haveCygwin
installed!

Congratulations!
Next,Installthe
OPENRSDKon
Cygwin...

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