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How To Install Additional Packages In Cygwin

I'm coming back with the promised post about how to install VoraX on Cygwin. So, let's begin!First of all, you obviously need Cygwin. You may download it from. From the looong list of available cygwin packages I recommend to install the following ones (there's a search text field on top):.

gcc. make.

bzip2. ncurses-devel. openssl-devel. ruby-1.8.7.

wget. w3m. mintty. screenAccept all dependencies cygwin installer suggests and start the installation process. If you'll need any additional packages you may opt to install them later.Next, go ahead and launch cygwin from your desktop. If you don't like the command window terminal get rid of it and start using. Change the C:cygwincygwin.bat as shown below.

Start mintty -e /bin/bash -login -iStart your new terminal and then customize it to suit to your preferences. You have an 'Options' menu item available. I always find myself customizing:. foreground/background colors.

I like black on white instead of the default opposite. block cursor. set Consolas 9 font. (if you don't have this font package you may download it from ). right click action: Paste. TERM at startup: xterm. Scrollbar: none.

How To Install Additional Packages In Cygwin

uncheck 'Ask for exit confirmation'.Now, it's time to compile vim with ruby support:1. Download vim 7.3 package. Gem install antlr3 -r6. Customize vim via.vimrc and install all your favorite vim plugins including of course VoraX.

If you already have a vimfiles directory in your $HOME then just copy it in your new cygwin home and change the name to.vim. Sqlplus should still be in your cygwin PATH.Congrats! You have (at least I hope to) VoraX running on top of your Cygwin environment. So, you have the unix shell on your finger tips with all the useful tools you are so used to use: ssh, gnu screen, w3m etc.However, I think is worth to mention some problems you may have migrating VoraX to Cygwin and some possible workarounds.Problem 1: Where's my nice colorschema?The first thing you'll notice is that your nice colorscheme on your gvim doesn't look the same on the console version of vim under Cygwin. There is a simple solution provided by plugin. This plugin should seamlessly convert colors from the gui-version to the proper terminal colors. However, in order to have this conversion automatically done, our vim should have been compiled with 'gui' support.

But, we still have a fallback solution. CSApprox provides a way of creating a snapshot of your current colors into a new colorschema file.

So, open your gvim windows version (which I suppose will open with your favorite colorschema) and use:CSApproxSnapshot mycolors.vim. This new colors file will be suitable for your terminal version of vim. If you like colors I already have a converted schema. You may get it from.Problem 2: The title of mintty terminal doesn't change when a new VoraX connection is done.This has nothing to do with mintty. You need to put this in your.vimrc. Set titleProblem 3: Under GNU Screen, colors are different and the title is not properly updated.You may try the following.screenrc configuration:# no annoying audible bell, pleasevbell on# detach on hangupautodetach on# don't display the copyright pagestartupmessage off# generous scrollbackdefscrollback 1000# xterm for all new sessionsterm xterm# special xterm hardstatus: use the window title.termcapinfo xterm 'hs:ts=E2;:fs=007:ds=E2;screen007'# terminfo and termcap for nice 256 color terminal# allow bold colors - necessary for some reasonattrcolor b '.I'# tell screen how to set colors. AB=background, AF=foregroundtermcapinfo xterm 'Co#256:AB=E48;5;%dm:AF=E38;5;%dm'# erase background with current bg colordefbce 'on'That's it!

Below is my VoraX into a GNU Screen session.

About CygwinEvery OS has its own unique features, but there are many useful open-source tools, such as rsync or SSH clients, which are accessible on every major Linux distributions and other platforms - but Windows is usually an exception. A lot of these tools are really predominant for certain tasks - e.g. Creating backups, controlling machines remotely - and have no open-source substitute on Windows.is a Linux-like environment with command-line interface (terminal) that makes them available on Windows.

Installing CygwinLet's say you want to create backups with the rsync tool on Windows. In this case, we would definitely recommend you to install Cygwin, and do so with including the rsync, OpenSSH, and Dos2Unix packages. Download the setup fileFirst, visit and download two files:. For 32-bit version: setup-x86.exe with the associated signature file;.

How To Install Cygwin Packages

For 64-bit version: setup-x8664.exe with the associated signature file.Just to be safe, create a text file with Notepad (hit Win button + R, type in 'notepad', and press enter) where you will save the content of Cygwin's public key. Let's save the file to a safe place with the name 'cygwinpublic.txt'.2. InstallationRun the setup file, select the root folder for Cygwin. We chose C:cygwin64 but you can pick your own path and folder name. Remember this folder as we will refer to it as ROUTE in the future. Click next a few times, then choose 'install from Internet', select a mirror site,Select packages: search for rsync, OpenSSH, OpenSSL and Dos2Unix individually and mark every package associated with them for install.

How To Install All Packages In Cygwin

It's enough to install the binaries ( Bin? ), no need for the source files ( Src? If everything went well, you will have packages marked for install in the Debug, Devel, Libs, Net and Utils categories.In the next step, Cygwin will recommend to install the dependencies for the packages which we gladly accept.Proceed, wait for the installer, and then end the installation. Open terminalGo to the directory where you installed Cygwin, and launch the cygwin.bat file to start the terminal.Tip: you can adjust the cursor size, font size and other preferences if you right-click on the terminal window's address bar and open the properties menu.

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How To Install Python Packages In Cygwin

FinishedWith Cygwin installed, you now have a Linux-like command prompt available, and you're all set to do some serious work. If you want to use Cygwin to create backups:.Read by this author.

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