X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <49751470.1030606@cygwin.com> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:01:52 -0500 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.19) Gecko/20090101 Remi/2.0.0.19-1.fc8.remi Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.19 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Manage Cygwin packages in command-line (without using graphical Setup.exe) References: <200901170912 DOT 39683 DOT salokine DOT terata AT free DOT fr> In-Reply-To: <200901170912.39683.salokine.terata@free.fr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Salokine Terata wrote: > Hi, > >> >> > Yes, I have read them, but I don't find how to use it to install a specified package. > Coud you give me an example to install my cron package? Well I haven't done this myself, mind you, so this is untested but: setup.exe -q -n -N -d -R c:\cygwin -s http://yourFavoriteMirror -l c:\localPackageDir There isn't a flag that specifies individual packages, so this will get and install all current packages. If you want to control what gets installed, you could pull down the package(s) you want using 'wget' or 'curl' to your local package directory and then use the '-L' flag instead of the '-s' flag to install the package(s) you got, which will happen by default since these are the only new packages in your local package directory. Alternatively, you can look in the cygwin and cygwin-apps email archives for discussions about this. I believe there was a patch offered to do this, but I'm not sure of its status. You could also check the source in CVS for the current state of the available options. >> Of course, doing >> this through 'ssh' means you need the OpenSSH server to have access to >> the desktop, assuming you're PCs are < Vista. See the '-i' switch on >> cygrunsrv. > Yes, it's work fine. > > I search how to install/remove/update a package through SSH. > If someone have an exemple (with Setup.exe or other method) > > What do you think about apt-cyg (http://stephenjungels.com/jungels.net/projects/apt-cyg/) > Is it a perennial solution ? Is it in de Cygwin repository ? (I don't find it in http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi?grep=apt-cyg) This suffers from the same bootstrap problem that rpm, dpkg, and other established Linux install facilities have. Only 'setup.exe' can install Cygwin from scratch as well as maintain the installation. So these other facilities/options can usually help with the maintenance for those who want to try them. But they aren't considered a supported installation/ maintenance procedure. If you plan to use one of these methods, you're on your own. apt-cyg is not a Cygwin package. It is not part of the distribution and therefore not in the Cygwin repository. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/