X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <4BAB2C7E.2020302@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:27:26 +0000 From: Dave Korn User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Setup.ini file for Silent Install References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 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 On 25/03/2010 09:02, Jonathan Cummings wrote: > Sir/Madam, Please feel free not to stand on formality round here :) > Is it possible to get a setup.ini file to use along side > setup.exe to allow us to install cygwin on multiple servers in our > organisation? -I would then like to add the details of the packages to be > installed in to the setup.ini file for a silent installation across network > on to our windows servers. Setup.exe doesn't use a .ini file, but it does accept command-line arguments to do all the things you want, so instead of a .ini file you could just distribute a .bat file that contained the correct invocation. If you run "setup.exe --help", it will (according to windows version) output help instruction either to the console or to a setup.log file in the current directory: > Command Line Options: > -D --download Download from internet > -L --local-install Install from local directory > -s --site Download site > -O --only-site Ignore all sites except for -s > -R --root Root installation directory > -P --packages Specify packages to install > -C --categories Specify entire categories to install > -p --proxy HTTP/FTP proxy (host:port) > -q --quiet-mode Unattended setup mode > -M --package-manager Semi-attended chooser-only mode > -h --help print help > -l --local-package-dir Local package directory > -r --no-replaceonreboot Disable replacing in-use files on next > reboot. > -X --no-verify Don't verify setup.ini signatures > -n --no-shortcuts Disable creation of desktop and start > menu shortcuts > -N --no-startmenu Disable creation of start menu shortcut > -d --no-desktop Disable creation of desktop shortcut > -K --pubkey Path to extra public key file (gpg > format) > -S --sexpr-pubkey Extra public key in s-expr format > -u --untrusted-keys Use untrusted keys from last-extrakeys > -U --keep-untrusted-keys Use untrusted keys and retain all > -A --disable-buggy-antivirus Disable known or suspected buggy anti > virus software packages during > execution. You're going to want -q for automated installation and then your choice of -P or -C options for the set of packages you want installed. cheers, DaveK -- 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