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Date: | Thu, 8 Oct 2009 00:25:29 -0400 |
From: | Ken Jackson <cygwin AT jackson DOT io> |
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Subject: | Re: wise way to install cygwin packages |
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On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 20:41:53 +0800 Steven Woody wrote: > 3. So, after I do some other clicks to really deselect the PB, I have > to go back to deselect PA again! ... > This make the operation very very hard to perform. I agree. And even for simple operations I find it a bother to have to start up a gui to install a package or check for updates. It would be great to have a command-line package management tool. For example, if yum were ported to Cygwin, for the case you cite, you could do this: $ yum remove PA PB I would love to make a contribution like porting yum. (But don't wait for me.) -Ken Jackson -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
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