When I attempt to install Cygwin using "install from local directory" the installer crashes after the "select root install directory". The message is "setup could not continue..."<BR>The Cygwin ...

I'm getting a new laptop in a couple of days. After 6 years of tweaking my existing Cygwin config (e.g. which packages are installed), I'd like to replicate that config on the new laptop. I want the ...

If you try to install Gnome on your Windows computer running the Linux emulator Cygwin from the Cygwin command line, you will not be able to run the Gnome desktop. Cygwin installs the Linux ...

The Cygwin program allows you to run Linux-based binary files on your Windows computer. Through this, you can access a Linux file system, Linux applications and Linux security software related to your ...

If you still think that operating systems are tied to hardware, you need to update your thinking; nowadays there are lots of options that let you run one operating system within another or in parallel ...

I recently found myself working at a company that uses Windows as the desktop environment. I was used to Linux, however, and wanted to have that on my desktop instead. Should you find yourself, for ...