From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 127341 invoked by alias); 31 Jan 2020 14:06:16 -0000 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Received: (qmail 127335 invoked by uid 89); 31 Jan 2020 14:06:16 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-7.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,GIT_PATCH_2,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 spammy=H*c:ISO-8859-1, boxes, HX-Languages-Length:1160, letter X-HELO: co02.mbox.net Received: from co02.mbox.net (HELO co02.mbox.net) (165.212.64.32) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with ESMTP; Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:06:15 +0000 Received: from co02.mbox.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by co02.mbox.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 488Jsw3ZFBzKSR5 for ; Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:06:12 +0000 (UTC) X-USANET-Received: from co02.mbox.net [127.0.0.1] by co02.mbox.net via mtad (C8.MAIN.4.17E) with ESMTP id 082yaEogi9776M02; Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:06:08 -0000 X-USANET-Routed: 3 gwsout-vs Q:cmvirus X-USANET-Routed: 3 gwsout-vs Q:cmvirus X-USANET-GWS2-Tenant: usa.net X-USANET-GWS2-Tagid: UNKN Received: from ca32.cms.usa.net [165.212.11.132] by co02.mbox.net via smtad (C8.MAIN.4.17D) with ESMTP id XID887yaEogi7739X02; Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:06:08 -0000 X-USANET-Source: 165.212.11.132 OUT kdbotts@usa.net ca32.cms.usa.net CLR X-USANET-MsgId: XID887yaEogi7739X02 Received: from web03.cms.usa.net [165.212.8.203] by ca32.cms.usa.net (ESMTP/kdbotts@usa.net) via mtad (C8.MAIN.4.10M) with ESMTP id 824yaEogi1040M32; Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:06:08 -0000 X-USANET-Auth: 165.212.8.203 AUTO kdbotts@usa.net web03.cms.usa.net CLR Received: from 73.9.101.169 [73.9.101.169] by web03.cms.usa.net (USANET web-mailer C8.MAIN.4.25Z); Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:06:08 -0000 Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:06:00 -0000 From: "KARL BOTTS" To: "cygwin" Subject: Re: Is there a way to clone-install Cygwin? Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <424yaEoFi7856Set.1580479568@web03.cms.usa.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Z-USANET-MsgId: XID824yaEogi1040X32 X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2020-01/txt/msg00333.txt.bz2 >>> Cygwin is totally portable! You can simply copy the installation folder to >>> another PC, copy the shortcut (edit target if needed) and it will work. >> How do you copy it? >> Which archive container do you use? I have been using this approach for years. To a new naked Windows box, if you can "mount" it over the network, e.g., m= ap a drive letter to it, then you can use cygwin tools from an existing box wi= th cygwin, to copy cygwin to the new. I usually use cygwin tar, but I think '= cp -a' will work. I think in the past, I have used robocopy. The key is the links and symlinks: normal Windows tools won't get them right. For upgrades, once cygwin is on both boxes, I always use tar. I've got this down to pretty much routine. I do it once or twice a year. I upgrade cygw= in on one box, vet it for a few days, then upgrade several others. I untar in= to an empty dir, then use native cmd.exe 'move' to swap the dirs. Be sure to use 64-bit cygwin. The 32-bit used to work, but now and then I would have to fuss with "rebase". I have never had that problem with the 64-bit.=20=20 --- Karl Botts, kdbotts@usa.net -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple