Is there a tool in the Cygwin package similar to apt-get on Debian or yum on redhat that allows me to install components from the command line?
Is there a tool in the Cygwin package similar to apt-get on Debian or
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Is there a tool in the Cygwin package similar to apt-get on Debian or yum on redhat that allows me to install components from the command line?
There is no tool specifically in the ‘setup.exe’ installer that offers the
functionality of apt-get. There is, however, a command-line package installer
for Cygwin that can be downloaded separately, but it is not entirely stable and
relies on workarounds.
apt-cyg: http://github.com/transcode-open/apt-cyg
Check out the issues tab for the project to see the known problems.