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Date: | Fri, 9 Oct 2009 07:04:01 +0800 |
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Subject: | Re: wise way to install cygwin packages |
From: | Steven Woody <narkewoody AT gmail DOT com> |
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On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 6:35 AM, Ralph Hempel <rhempel AT bmts DOT com> wrote: > Christopher Faylor wrote: > >> It's on my todo list to get rid of the GUI pop-up from setup.exe when >> -P is used. =A0I know that won't make it like rpm/yum/apt/dpkg/emerge. > > Not to put too fine a point on it but ... if I ever want to uninstall > a package (rarely) here's what I do: > > 1. Rename my current Cyginw (1.7) directory to something else > > 2. Use the commandline -P option to install that packages I > =A0 actually want. Not too hard since I just have to modify a > =A0 constantly changing list of those packages. > > 3. Copy my config and user files from the old install to the > =A0 new install > > Basically, install everything _but_ what I want to install. so, to uninstall 1 package, what you did is actually download the other 99 packages? > > While this approach may not be ideal, it works. Yes, it's > onerous to have to copy the config and user files over, but that > foces me to think long and hard about where I put config and > user files to make that job easier...and I don't have to use > the GUI :-) > > Ralph > > -- > Problem reports: =A0 =A0 =A0 http://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 http://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 http://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: =A0 =A0 =A0http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > > --=20 Life is the only flaw in an otherwise perfect nonexistence -- Schopenhauer narke public key at http://subkeys.pgp.net:11371 (narkewoody AT gmail DOT com) -- 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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