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Date:	Sat, 11 Nov 2006 05:58:03 -0500
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Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
> Bryan wrote:
>> Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
>>> Bryan wrote:
>>>> Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
>>>>> Bryan Dunphy wrote:
>>>>>> I need to install a CLI only version of cygwin.  How can I 
>>>>>> identify X based packages so as not to accidentally install them?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't install those in the X category in 'setup.exe'.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I tried that, it still installed some parts of X
>>>
>>>
>>> Like?
>>>
>>> You can always look at 'setup.ini' to find out who depends on X
stuff.
>>> If you're just getting the base X server and friends, that doesn't 
>>> occupy allot of space (a few MBs I believe).  If you're getting X 
>>> apps though, well then that's a different story. ;-)
>>>
>> there are files under /etc/X11, and /usr/X11R6/ (including a bin
>> directory)  I can post a complete directory listing if you want.
>
>No, that's not necessary.  If you can localize the files as you state,
>then you can certainly determine the packages they come from using
>'cygcheck'  (see 'man cygcheck') or <http://cygwin.com/packages/>.
>Once you have the package(s) from which these files came, you can
>look in 'setup.ini', which you'll find in you local download directory,
>to find which other packages have this one (or ones) in their
"requires"
>line.  If you find one that is not in the X category, then that would
be
>one "culprit".  It may turn out, however, that the package belongs to
>more than 1 category, in which case things are as they should be. ;-)
>Regardless, this procedure should give you the information you're
looking
>for.

Might the following work?
- Run setup.
- Choose one and only one package you are interested in.
- Cycle setup's view until youo get to "Partial".
- Cancel setup if one see's that X packages are also being installed.
	- Otherwise, install.
- Close setup.
- Repeat if more packages are of interest.

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