X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <4D701658.6030200@cygwin.com> Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 04:55:45 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Is installing certain packages without installing all pending packages possible? From: Andy Koppe To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com On 4 March 2011 03:05, kerem wrote: > Larry Hall writes: >> > When I need to install certain packages Setup.exe also installs all the > pending >> > upgrades as well. Is it possible to disable upgrading at all? Sometimes > there >> > are tens of new packages which means that I need to click on every sin= gle > item >> > and select "keep" one by one. >> >> Use the "Keep" radio button instead. =C2=A0That applies to all. > > Thank you Larry, that did the trick for me. Use that button at your own risk. If a program you install depends on a newer version of a library (including the Cygwin DLL) than you've currently got, the program will fail. Andy -- 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