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Re: one Cygwin file
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> You don't have to use setup.exe to download, though. The packages are
> just regular files that are available via ftp, http, or rsync from a
> number of mirror sites. You can download them using whatever method you
> want, just keep the same directory structure as they are on the mirror
> site. Then run setup and choose "install from local directory." To
> determine which packages you need, consult the setup.ini file or the
> cygwin web site. The minimum you will need is everything in category
> "base".
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Alright. I'll try that. Thanks. I was hoping there was someway around just
letting the setup.exe do everything and I didn't really want to get a CD or DVD
because usually you have to pay for those.
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