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Re: setup.exe
- From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>
- To: DEEPA SIVASANKARANE <aj9035 at wayne dot edu>
- Cc: Max Bowsher <maxb at ukf dot net>, <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 11:56:24 -0400 (EDT)
- Subject: Re: setup.exe
- Reply-to: cygwin at cygwin dot com
You can't. Or, at least, not easily. Even if you don't try to run things
from the two releases at the same time, the mount table will still
overlap. The net release of Cygwin should be binary-compatible with the
Red Hat release (which is pretty old, anyway), so why not simply use that?
I assume you still have the original Red Hat release CD, so you can always
reinstall it if you don't like the net release (first wiping out the net
release, as shown in the FAQ).
Igor
On Wed, 30 Apr 2003, DEEPA SIVASANKARANE wrote:
> >I assume the reason you wanted to do this was to permit reinstallation
> >from your local disc at a later date?
>
> Yes. You see, I had the redhat release installed at first.
> Moved to net release. I would like to switch between the two.
>
> Thanx,
> Deepa
>
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 16:28:55 +0100
> >From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb@ukf.net>
> >Subject: Re: setup.exe
> >To: "DEEPA SIVASANKARANE" <aj9035@wayne.edu>,
> <cygwin@cygwin.com>
> >
> >DEEPA SIVASANKARANE wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Would Running setup.exe, and choosing
> >> "Install from Internet" to C:\cygwin be the same as
> >> choosing the download option and untaring them in
> >> C:\cygwin ?
> >
> >NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!
> >
> >DO NOT UNTAR A CYGWIN PACKAGE TO INSTALL IT!
> >USE SETUP.EXE!
> >
> >I assume the reason you wanted to do this was to permit reinstallation from
> >your local disc at a later date?
> >
> >If so, just "Install from Internet". The downloaded files will NOT be
> >deleted, and you can install from them without an internet connection by
> >using "Install from Local Directory".
> >
> >Max.
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