X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 09:41:17 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: How to remove those previously downloaded packges? Message-ID: <20100504134117.GC12198@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <1272943515 DOT 012273fd8dce4c8f9653a84215d660b7 DOT hzgmaxwell AT sohu DOT com> <1272952773 DOT 71daf73d1e3548068a889fdb786391d1 DOT hzgmaxwell AT sohu DOT com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1272952773.71daf73d1e3548068a889fdb786391d1.hzgmaxwell@sohu.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: 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 Tue, May 04, 2010 at 05:59:33AM +0000, hzgmaxwell AT sohu DOT com wrote: >Every time when I was installing a cygwin, I run the setup twice. >The first time is to download only, then the second is to install from local directory. > >To doing like this is to keep the installed packages under a specified >directory, then later on I can re-install from there if only I need to >install cygwin again. It sounds like you're going to extra, unneeded work. You can just install the packages using the default "Install from Internet". The files will still be in the download directory when you're done. cgf -- 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