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* faq-setup.xml: Minor snapshot instruction rewording. Update discussion about 

setup*.exe.
* faq-using.xml: Update information about setup*.exe.
* faq-what.xml: Ditto.
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2014-01-29 Christopher Faylor <me.cygwin2014@cgf.cx>
* faq-setup.xml: Minor snapshot instruction rewording. Update
discussion about setup*.exe.
* faq-using.xml: Update information about setup*.exe.
* faq-what.xml: Ditto.
2014-01-27 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* new-features.xml (ov-new1.7.28): Add new section.

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<answer>
<para>There is only one recommended way to install Cygwin, which is to use the GUI
installer ``Cygwin Setup''. It is flexible and easy to use.
installer <command>setup-*.exe</command>. It is flexible and easy to use.
You can pick and choose the packages you wish to install, and update
them individually. Full source code is available for all packages and
tools. More information on using Cygwin Setup may be found at
<ulink url="http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/setup-net.html" />.
</para>
<para>If you do it any other way, you're on your own! That said, keep in mind
that the GUI installer is a "work in progress", so there might be a few
difficulties, especially if you are behind a firewall or have other
specific requirements. If something doesn't work right for you, and
<para>If you do it any other way, you're on your own!
If something doesn't work right for you, and
it's not covered here or in the latest development snapshot at
<ulink url="http://cygwin.com/snapshots/">http://cygwin.com/snapshots/</ulink>, then by all means report it to the
mailing list.
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<answer>
<para>First, make sure that you are using the latest version of Cygwin Setup.
The latest version is always available from the 'Install Cygwin now' link on
the Cygwin Home Page at <ulink
The latest version is always available from the Cygwin Home Page at <ulink
url="http://cygwin.com/">http://cygwin.com/</ulink>. </para>
<para>If you are downloading from the Internet, setup will fail if it cannot
download the list of mirrors at <ulink
@ -538,10 +535,6 @@ have not been tested. Use them <emphasis role='bold'>only</emphasis> if there i
bugfix that you need to try, and you are willing to deal with any
problems, or at the request of a Cygwin developer.
</para>
<para>You should generally install the full
<literal>cygwin-inst-YYYYMMDD.tar.bz2</literal> update, rather than just the DLL,
otherwise some components may be out of sync.
</para>
<para>You cannot use Cygwin Setup to install a snapshot.
</para>
<para>First, you will need to download the snapshot from the snapshots
@ -561,8 +554,8 @@ you are only installing the DLL snapshot, skip the first tar command. Open
a <literal>bash</literal> shell (it should be the only running Cygwin process) and issue
the following commands:
<screen>
/bin/tar -C/ -jxvf /posix/path/to/cygwin-inst-YYYYMMDD.tar.bz2 --exclude=usr/bin/cygwin1.dll
/bin/tar -C/tmp -jxvf /posix/path/to/cygwin-inst-YYYYMMDD.tar.bz2 usr/bin/cygwin1.dll
/bin/tar -C / -xvf /posix/path/to/cygwin-inst-YYYYMMDD.tar.* --exclude=usr/bin/cygwin1.dll
/bin/tar -C /tmp -xvf /posix/path/to/cygwin-inst-YYYYMMDD.tar.* usr/bin/cygwin1.dll
</screen>
</para>
<para>Exit the bash shell, and use Explorer or the Windows command shell to

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<question><para>How do I print under Cygwin?</para></question>
<answer>
<para>lpr is available in the <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/setup.exe">setup.exe</ulink> cygutils package. Some <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2008-05/msg00123.html">usage hints</ulink> are available courtesy of Rodrigo Medina.
<para>lpr is available in the cygutils package. Some <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2008-05/msg00123.html">usage hints</ulink> are available courtesy of Rodrigo Medina.
</para>
<para>Jason Tishler has written a couple of messages that explain how to use
a2ps (for nicely formatted text in PostScript) and ghostscript (to print
@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ if you have one a single Cygwin installation, for example, if you update the
Cygwin package without exiting <emphasis>all</emphasis> Cygwin apps (including
services like sshd) beforehand.</para>
<para>The only DLL that is sanctioned by the Cygwin project is the one that
you get by running <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/setup.exe">setup.exe</ulink>,
you get by running <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/install.html">setup.exe</ulink>,
installed in a directory controlled by this program. If you have other
versions on your system and desire help from the cygwin project, you should
delete or rename all DLLs that are not installed by

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@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ the efforts of net volunteers who maintain the Cygwin binary ports.
Each package has its own version numbers and its own release process.
</para>
<para>So, how do you get the most up-to-date version of Cygwin? Easy. Just
download the Cygwin Setup program from
<ulink url='http://cygwin.com/setup.exe'>http://cygwin.com/setup.exe</ulink>. This program will handle the task
download the Cygwin Setup program by following the instructions
<ulink url='http://cygwin.com/install.html'>here</ulink>. The setup program will handle the task
of updating the packages on your system to the latest version. For
more information about using Cygwin's <filename>setup.exe</filename>, see
<ulink url='http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/setup-net.html'>Setting Up Cygwin</ulink>