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Subject: RE: Installation from locally stored packages
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 15:21:25 -0000
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Sorry, on my previous post I forgot to put something positive.
One way around the directory depth problem is to Zip all the files - this will also shrink the size down a bit. 
Yes, I have remembered that the OP wants to do the download on a LINUX machine - Zip programs are available under LINUX as well as under Windows (and BeOS as well). 
Kevin.   
   
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kevin DOT lawton AT bt DOT com [mailto:kevin DOT lawton AT bt DOT com]
> Sent: 26 November 2003 15:17
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: RE: Installation from locally stored packages
> 
> Benjamin, are you really sure you meant what you said - about 
> the OP already having Cygwin installed on his LINUX machine ?   
> Okay, I know that it IS technically possible to run Cygwin on 
> Linux by using Wine, but can't imagine why anyone would want to  ! 
> I totally agree with your other comments though - current 
> size without sources is about 258 Mb. Also, you are right 
> about the directory depth, though this will depend on what 
> file system and format the OP is able to burn the CD on his 
> LINUX box - UTF, ISO-9660, CDFS - all relevant but depends on 
> what burning package is being used. I'm pretty sure that Nero 
> is NOT available to run under LINUX, and I certainly haven't 
> had any success trying to run a Windows version via WINE.   
> Kevin.   
>    
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Benjamin Lindner [mailto:lindnerb AT flll DOT uni-linz DOT ac DOT at]
> > Sent: 26 November 2003 15:01
> > To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> > Subject: Re: Installation from locally stored packages
> > 
> > Yes, it works.
> > I have always done it this way. The complete cygwin distribution
> > without sources and only selecting [curr] downloads about 250MB
> > which fits without problems onto a CD.
> > 
> > You have to be careful, that you really download ALL packages
> > to a seperate directory, not only those that have a more recent 
> > version than those you have already installed on your linux machine.
> > (as you would do it if you would do a cygwin update).
> > 
> > One thing that I observed upon burning is, that the 
> downloaded folder
> > tree has more than 8 nested directories which does not comply to 
> > some ISOwhatever standard, so nero complains when trying to burn.
> > I proceeded anyhow and it worked.
> > 
> > benjamin
> > 
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