X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:date:from:to:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-type:in-reply-to; q=dns; s=default; b=DkAb DZp7ZSbUmj1Csmp4bEQD2piNzpD0SzeoFN3vxp2TPHafQ6xZhA4rvWQMozE8yEha qNF5loHw86UX6nR6ZmdgURdVPaETpied/92h0ofmEgfDKQ6QPUSJnmxcLC9j57zi FSq/6n+5lGz1hqX//LruibTrhHMF9lE8vRzCUOs= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:date:from:to:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-type:in-reply-to; s=default; bh=CUQkcr6hid zE6ZUthpjS5lpDkUs=; b=lmOQNRLAHmJcIzfldNa/IiVN9xeB07MRvixPXVElUm UnwyiiXp9tuhr6cffBUjreQqjp+TFZL8qUeEI2gPQ/mGBtUHgQniwiDRH58whhSB OWsJnJt6Y5vcP57VtWL+MV4MhOzsNApqALvo67pgGY40IhrnsHcXhO3OOcu7TnGk o= 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 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 spammy=tel, Tel, transfer X-HELO: mx2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 15:13:05 +0100 From: Ulli Horlacher To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Is there a way to clone-install Cygwin? Message-ID: <20200131141305.GC6676@tik.uni-stuttgart.de> Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <424yaEoFi7856Set DOT 1580479568 AT web03 DOT cms DOT usa DOT net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <424yaEoFi7856Set.1580479568@web03.cms.usa.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) X-IsSubscribed: yes On Fri 2020-01-31 (08:06), KARL BOTTS wrote: > > >>> Cygwin is totally portable! You can simply copy the installation folder to > >>> another PC, copy the shortcut (edit target if needed) and it will work. > > >> How do you copy it? > >> Which archive container do you use? > > I have been using this approach for years. > > To a new naked Windows box, if you can "mount" it over the network No, I cannot do that. My destination Windows hosts are behind firewalls. They cannot mount anything. I have to transfer a container file. > Be sure to use 64-bit cygwin. The 32-bit used to work, but now and then > I would have to fuss with "rebase". I have never had that problem with > the 64-bit. I have only 64 bit systems. Alls 32 bit systems are gone. -- Ullrich Horlacher Server und Virtualisierung Rechenzentrum TIK Universitaet Stuttgart E-Mail: horlacher AT tik DOT uni-stuttgart DOT de Allmandring 30a Tel: ++49-711-68565868 70569 Stuttgart (Germany) WWW: http://www.tik.uni-stuttgart.de/ REF:<424yaEoFi7856Set DOT 1580479568 AT web03 DOT cms DOT usa DOT net> -- 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