From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-yb1-xb36.google.com (mail-yb1-xb36.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::b36]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E9CF43858403 for ; Sun, 14 Nov 2021 11:40:29 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org E9CF43858403 Received: by mail-yb1-xb36.google.com with SMTP id y68so32435372ybe.1 for ; Sun, 14 Nov 2021 03:40:29 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=Oo0AdGiMpw0YFHxH76YC/Z5BR1RIU4TXPEwOBNMQi3I=; b=8JbagM2OtDThaySIfbV+X/a74PyKCWbzyXhyUaU8n74dtqHaBw2bne/evar5vtFdTM 790YjGu/DD30YtZ1I2jTF+wHBAquZuNVkm0Q2DDjGw3+EyK/j3w9vggcZtqKoiJ/MG14 4CnOSfFx+mpR1ORzQh12W2y+QUKCYEnGyxREDoht2ayjmswjTs4ugtn/JRbqEGanU8x+ wZ30DXw4yNfvQx/o1+UzXE7/fzKUhh+/dN639p0+gFAyQ03hvGHe4lsU1gwR43Eu4Lxp 4eSl8BPrUDV+HkmZTtNWCIUIuqCaMd0bPIPvTSx4npTrqh424B2gCFl0wHkC96RX5ZHX ZCkQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533bPCMC7E8+F1Vc0+mTXKuXTwtL4tUoiCpxmoORcJN+BEwWphFg +q6irGD4WqE++Lw+O0DclzaAmoQy6xZUaKCbnbBDA11f X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwJMmZRa58Fu+xz5OfGbio/crtlNA+TTu9qbmbuBDnQrAj+UVGzsz08ig7xucpQl7X1aE1g3p3+w6teBTTlO1I= X-Received: by 2002:a25:a14a:: with SMTP id z68mr33088005ybh.226.1636890029404; Sun, 14 Nov 2021 03:40:29 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <1ab88470-74c9-49d7-3c42-281927dee218.ref@yahoo.ca> <1ab88470-74c9-49d7-3c42-281927dee218@yahoo.ca> <464fef0c-ab7b-d9ff-f945-ed0ff951c6f3@gmail.com> <4c138ea0-84df-c54a-2af1-1182cfa6e928@towo.net> In-Reply-To: <4c138ea0-84df-c54a-2af1-1182cfa6e928@towo.net> From: "Larry W. Virden" Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 06:40:18 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Portable CygWin version for Windows? To: Thomas Wolff Cc: cygwin X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on server2.sourceware.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.29 X-BeenThere: cygwin@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 11:40:31 -0000 https://sites.google.com/site/devinsezer/Home/software/portable-cygwin Is an older article but discusses it. On Sun, Nov 14, 2021, 6:16 AM Thomas Wolff wrote: > > > Am 14.11.2021 um 11:32 schrieb Marco Atzeri via Cygwin: > > On 14.11.2021 08:37, Peter Steiner via Cygwin wrote: > >> On webpage > >> > >> https://cygwin.com/ > >> > >> I found only a CgyWin Installer to download. > >> > >> I prefer to put CygWin on an USB flash drive and run it on various > >> computers without leaving installation traces. > >> > >> Is there really no portable version to download? > > > > correct. No one should install all the files > > > >> > >> What if I install it once one computer and copy all the files to my > >> USB flash drive? > >> Are there any disadvantages? > > > > The file permissions will be not correct. > Actually, if you format your USB stick to NTFS, this should work. I > remember to have had a mobile cygwin stick around a while ago. > > > > > What you can do is use the USB stick as location for the cache download > > and install from the USB on the other computers. > > > >> > >> Peter > >> > > > > Regards > > Marco > > > > > -- > Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >