Manual Cygwin Installation without using Setup.exe

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Jeff Langemeier picture Jeff Langemeier · Jun 30, 2011 · Viewed 17.5k times · Source

I am having issues with finding all of the necessary files to actually install Cygwin correctly when not using the premade setup utility. The reason behind this is the fact that my company computer blocks the usage of the .exe, and won't give me clearance to install it, (they say it isn't needed for the job) but expects me to perform certain tasks that Cygwin would make much simpler.

So my question is thus; is there somewhere/someone that would have a list of packages that I would need to manually install from one of the mirrors to make Cygwin run correctly?

Answer

Martin picture Martin · Nov 22, 2013

Well,

This is a new answer to an old question, but it might be helpful for someone...

Just run the installer with -B switch, for example:

setup-x86_64.exe -B

You should install it then on a path where you have rights.

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