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On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 12:17:12PM -0800, gviewer wrote:
>
>I want to install some packages, e.g. "maven". The easiest way is to use
>linux-like command:
>[code]
>yum install maven
>[/code]

If you're just interested in maven then, unfortunately, you're out of luck
since it isn't available in the distribution.  You can confirm that by visiting
this page:

http://cygwin.com/packages/

>Is there  a way to do this? Thanks.
>
>Otherwise, any other easy way to install? 

Perhaps this page would be informative: http://cygwin.com/install.html

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