1. Cygwin Tutorial 1

2. What is Cygwin? Cygwin offers a UNIX like environment on top of MS-Windows. Gives the ability to use familiar UNIX tools without losing access to “typical” MS-Windows programs

3. Installing and Updating Cygwin Run setup.exe any time you want to update or install a Cygwin package.setup.exe Note that, when installing packages for the first time, setup.exe does not install every package. Clicking on categories and packages in the setup.exe package installation screen will provide you with the ability to control what is installed or updated.

4. Installing and Updating Cygwin open http://cygwin.com/install.htmlhttp://cygwin.com/install.html Download cygwin installer.

5. Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 1: run the Cygwin installer.Cygwin installer NOTE: Make sure to change your PC user name to your original name before you start to install Cygwin

6. Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 2: Select “Install from Internet”:

7. Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 3: Install to default location If your OS is Vista, choose this option If your OS is Windows 7, choose this option

8. Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 4: Use default local package directory (click next)

9. Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 5: Use whatever internet connection settings (click next)

10. Installing and Updating Cygwin To save your download time, please choose the one nearest to you! Check : http://cygwin.com/mirrors.htmlhttp://cygwin.com/mirrors.html Try: Japan : ftp.iij.ad.jp(ftp), ftp.jaist.ac.jp(ftp), ring.aist.go.jp(ftp), ftp.iij.ad.jp(http), ftp.jaist.ac.jp(http),ftp.iij.ad.jpftp.jaist.ac.jp ring.aist.go.jpftp.iij.ad.jp ftp.jaist.ac.jp ftp.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jpftp.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp (http) Step 6: Select a mirror (click next)

11. Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 6: Select a mirror (click next)

13. Select Packages window will appear

14. Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 7: In the “Select Packages” window, you are going to install the following packages( they are under Devel category):  gcc-core  gcc-g++  gettext-devel  libgcc1  libstdc++6  make  mingw-runtime  mingw-w32api

15. Installing and Updating Cygwin 1- Type the package name in the Search field 3- Click the arrow here 2- Expand the category

16. Installing and Updating Cygwin You will find that the package is checked

17. Installing and Updating Cygwin Repeat the same steps(1,2,3) for the remaining packages.

18. Installing and Updating Cygwin Now, you are going to install the following packages( they are under Perl category): Perl-ExtUtils-Depends : Buid perl XS that depend on other XS. Perl-ExtUtils-PkgConfig: perl module for using pakage config.

19. Installing and Updating Cygwin 1 2 3 Repeat the same steps(1,2,3) for the remaining package.

20. Installing and Updating Cygwin Now, you are going to install the following package( it is under System category): ProcPs:Utilities for momitoring your system and processes on your system. 1 2 3

21. Installing and Updating Cygwin Now, you are going to install the following package( it is under Editors category): nano: a pico clone text editor with extensions. 1 2 3

22. Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 8: Click Next to complete the installation. NOTE: sometimes you may get a window Download Incomplete. Try again? and the setup application will return to step 6(slide 11). Click Yes, then repeat the same steps or choose another download site.

23. Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 9: Make sure SELECT REQUIRED PACKAGES is checked, then click next.

24. Installing and Updating Cygwin Be patient at this stage and go to drink some coffee.

25. Installing and Updating Cygwin

26. Resources www.cygwin.com