Install Additional Packages in Cygwin
To add additional packages to Cygwin, you will need to run the file that you initially used to install Cygwin.
- Open the
setup-x86.exe
(32 bit) or setup-x86_64.exe
(64 bit) file, depending on which you downloaded.
- Follow the prompts. You’ll be asked to choose:
- Your download source
- A root directory (where your installation of Cygwin lives)
- A local package directory (where any downloaded packages should live)
- Your internet connection method
- A download site
- When prompted, select packages by using the drop-down menus to choose your desired version for each one.
- If you’re having trouble finding the packages you want, from the
View
drop-down menu, select Full
.
- Cygwin may try to install other updates. From the
View
drop-down, select Pending
to see all the packages that will be installed or updated. Use the drop-down menus to choose which ones to skip, keep, etc.
- Follow the prompts to finish the installation.
For more information about setting up Cygwin and installing packages, see Cygwin’s setup instructions.
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