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Date: Sun, 06 Oct 2002 18:45:48 -0400
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From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
Subject: Re: Running Cygwin from a CD-ROM
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At 12:08 PM 10/6/2002, John Purser wrote:
>Apologies if this is a much asked question.  I did not find it in an archive
>search nor in the FAQ.
>
>I'd like to use Cygwin at work but am not allowed to install any software on
>my computer (Windows 2000 Compaq laptop) nor am I likely to get permission
>to run any of that hated (virus prone, pornography related, system crashing,
>etc.) free software.  So I'd like to set up a Cygwin installation on a
>CD-ROM for use when needed.  I don't need too much, mostly just some
>networking utilities (tcpdump especially) and python along with bash to give
>me a useful shell and to keep me from getting that "Command not found" error
>every time I type in "ls".
>
>I know I'm skirting the limits of the law here but honestly would you like
>to explain why you need Cygwin to a "system administrator" who doesn't know
>what FTP means?


No thanks.  I'll leave that to you! ;-)

So what's the question?  Are you asking if this can be done?  The answer to
that is - yes.  There have been many in the past that have wanted to do this
(including me).  The list saw a question about this as recently as last week.
The key is to manage the mounts and the files that may need write access
(~/.bashrc, /etc/profile, /etc/passwd, etc).  So you might find another look
at the email list archives instructional if this is your question.  But
I don't want to jump to any conclusions on your request, since it's not 
clear what request you're making, if you actually are.


   

Larry Hall                              lhall AT rfk DOT com
RFK Partners, Inc.                      http://www.rfk.com
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