Ramsey's Installs

  1. Go here and save setup.exe.
  2. I typically put my packages in cygwin_pkg and otherwise take default all the way up until packages. My first suggestion is to get and install all the default packages, and then to run setup again to get the "extras" that I use.
  3. Run setup and get the base packages plus:
    1. Devel Packages:
      1. cvs
      2. gcc-g++
      3. tetex
    2. Docs
      1. xpdf
    3. Editors
      1. emacs
      2. emacs-X11
    4. Graphics
      1. freeglut
      2. opengl
    5. Net
      1. openssh
      2. openssl
    6. Text
      1. aspell
    7. X11
      1. X-start-menu-icons
      2. X-startup-scripts
      3. Xfig
      4. xorg-X11-base