Cygwin installation log install#
Click Next to confirm changes and start installation (it may take a few tries to pick the right installation site where all packages install correctly).Select Packages (expand the tree and change the dropdown from Skip to a version to install the lowest version should be sufficient ):.If presented with a "Setup Alert - This is the first time you've installed Cygwin x.x.x" window, click OK.Download Site: choose a site close to your location (.edu FTP sites seem the fastest).Local Package Directory: browse to root's desktop.Root Directory: C:\cygwin (This needs to be changed from the default value.).
If running a version of Windows which includes User Account Control (UAC), be sure to either disable UAC and reboot before installing Cygwin or right-click setup.exe and select Run as Administrator