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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 21:43:05 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
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Subject: Re: How to install packages...
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On Sat, Sep 21, 2002 at 08:47:14AM +1000, Robert Collins wrote:
>On Sat, 2002-09-21 at 05:53, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 02:45:45PM -0500, Richardson, Tony wrote:
>> >I guess that you could untar everything appropriately, but you'd need
>> >to run the post-install scripts.
>> 
>> Um.  I think this is a really simple request.  We've seen it more than
>> once.  People don't understand that the same program they used to install
>> cygwin can be used to update their installation with new packages.
>> 
>> So the correct answer is to "rerun setup.exe and choose what you want".
>> There is no need to suggest untarring everything or doing anything by
>> hand or in a non-standard way.
>
>Can we alter the website?
>'Install cygwin now'
>'Add or remove pacakges now'

How about

  "put food in your mouth now!"

  "move your jaws now!"

  "swallow masticated food now!"

  "digest food now!"

  "wipe your ass now!"

The possibilities are endless.

cgf

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