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Subject:	Re: Installing cygwin NOT from web
From:	Robert Collins <rbcollins AT cygwin DOT com>
To:	"Charles D. Russell" <worwor AT bellsouth DOT net>
Cc:	cygwin cygwin <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Date:	14 Mar 2003 10:03:49 +1100

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On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 09:54, Charles D. Russell wrote:
> Is the following statement correct?
>=20
> Installing from web, rather than downloading to disk, eliminates the risk=
s
> of !) having to download the same file twice and 2) having duplicate file=
s
> (from different mirrors) retained in the cache.

Yes BUT:
2) is not a problem in either scenario, as long as you use the same set
of mirrors each time, setup will avoid downloading duplicates.
1) is only a problem if you choose to force a full copy into the cache,
as opposed to downloading what is needed to update your local install.

As has been said before, if you want to
"Get a full copy of cygwin to install on an arbitrary set of machines"
THEN

....

wait for it


...

use a mirroring tool!

Rob
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GPG key available at: <http://users.bigpond.net.au/robertc/keys.txt>.

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