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Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 11:06:00 -0400
To: Mike Eggleston <mikee AT mikee DOT ath DOT cx>, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
From: Larry Hall <cygwin-lh AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Re: something like setup without the gui?
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At 10:30 AM 5/25/2004, you wrote:
>Is there a way to have something that can be executed through
>a ssh connection to perform the setup that does not have a
>gui and as such does not send an unusable (from the aspect
>of ssh) dialog to the user?
>
>Like apt-get or up2date?
>

There is some capability to use setup from the command line.  For now, 
that's your best bet.  Check the email archives and/or setup source if 
you're interested in the details.  The subject has come up multiple times
before on this list and perhaps even cygwin-apps so you should be able
to unearth something interesting with a bit of a search.


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