From: Keith Christian <keith1christian@gmail.com>
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: Command switches to remove categories of packages from an existing Cygwin installation
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2016 13:05:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAFWoy7FOYL=MGO8o8W4Zmzf-FpGxk159ng=WidHCQf3oyYg=jA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAFWoy7G0mu85yCteRwZaKp_5x+Zfyh1ybmVZ1LV65ZpDpMP+Gg@mail.gmail.com>
On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 12:17 PM, Keith Christian
<keith1christian@gmail.com> wrote:
> While I use a few X11 packages, I find that I don't need the KDE or
> GNOME categories.
>
> Are the command line switches to remove KDE and GNOME the following?
>
> setup-x86.exe -c GNOME -c KDE
>
> Is there a setup-x86.exe switch to avoid downloading and installing
> GNOME and KDE categories so that a separate remove command is not
> necessary?
>
> I'd rather put this (e.g. setup-x86.exe -c GNOME -c KDE) in a batch
> file to avoid clicking around in the Cygwin Setup GUI to avoid
> installing or re-installing GNOME and KDE categories.
>
> Thanks in advance.
Any feedback on this question? Would rather not destroy the Cygwin
install on my work computer if there is a problem with my SWAG at
removing GNOME and KDE categories.
Thanks in advance, again.
Keith
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-11-01 13:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-10-29 19:58 Keith Christian
2016-11-01 13:05 ` Keith Christian [this message]
2016-11-01 13:42 ` Jon Turney
2016-11-02 19:05 ` Keith Christian
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