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Re: New cygwin install hanging on postinstall


On 20 January 2016 at 17:06, KARR, DAVID <dk068x@att.com> wrote:
> I was installing cygwin for the first time on a Win7-32bit box.  It is hanging in postinstall, with "0/Perpetual" and "/etc/postinstall/0p_texlive_prep.dash.  I've tried this twice now, and it hangs effectively forever on this step (waited 15-20 minutes each time).  What other information could I provide?  I looked at the end of the setup.log file, but that just indicates that installation was complete.
>

How much memory does this system have? I know that TexLive is a real
memory hog these days in certain parts.. Does removing TexLive from
your install list go past this?

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