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• Log on to the Windows computer being used for the VCL image as root

  Note
  The scripts included with the Apache VCL source code which configure the Cygwin sshd service will likely fail if you install Cygwin while logged in as a user other than root.

• Download the Cygwin installer to the desktop: http://cygwin.com/setup-x86.exe
• Run the Cygwin installer:

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  setup-x86.exe

  Note
  If running a newer version of Windows which includes User Account Control (UAC), be sure to either disable UAC and reboot before installing Cygwin or right-click setup.exe and select Run as Administrator

• Configure as follows:
  • Select Install from Internet
  • Root Directory: C:\cygwin
  • Install For: All Users
  • Local Package Directory: browse to root's desktop
  • Internet Connection: Direct Connection
  • Download Site: choose a site close to your location (.edu FTP sites seem the fastest)
  • If presented with a "Setup Alert - This is the first time you've installed Cygwin 1.7.x" window, click OK
  • Select Packages (expand the tree and click Skip):
    • Editors : vim
    • Net: openssh
    • Web: wget
  • Select required packages: checked
  • Create icon on Desktop: Yes
  • Add icon to Start Menu: No
  • Click Finish

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• Log on to the Windows computer being used for the VCL image as root

  Note
  The scripts included with the Apache VCL source code which configure the Cygwin sshd service will likely fail if you install Cygwin while logged in as a user other than root.

• Download the Cygwin 1.5.x installer to the desktop: http://cygwin.com/setup-legacy.exe

  Warning
  WARNING: Do not download and install Cygwin 1.7 unless you are running Apache VCL 2.2.1 or later. Changes have been made to Cygwin 1.7 which will cause VCL reservations to fail.

• Run the Cygwin installer:

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  setup-legacy.exe

  Note
  If running a newer version of Windows which includes User Account Control (UAC), be sure to either disable UAC and reboot before installing Cygwin or right-click setup.exe and select Run as Administrator

• Click OK if presented with a legacy version warning
• Configure as follows:
  • Install from Internet
  • Root Directory: C:\cygwin
  • Install For: Just Me
  • Default Text File Type: DOS/text
  • Local Package Directory: browse to root's Desktop
  • Internet Connection: Direct Connection
  • Download Site: choose one (.edu FTP sites seem the fastest)
  • Select Packages (expand the tree and click Skip):
    • Editors : vim
    • Net: openssh
    • Web: wget
  • Create icon on Desktop: No
  • Add icon to Start Menu: No
  • Verify that Cygwin was successfully installed
    There is a bug in the Cygwin 1.5 installer which causes the installation to fail.  You may see a Postinstall script errors panel after the installation has finished.  When Cygwin fails to install properly, most of its executable files are not properly copied to the C:\cygwin\bin directory.
    • Open Windows Explorer and navigate to C:\cygwin\bin
    • Check the number of files listed in this directory
      There should be many files listed in this directory -- usually over 300.  If you only see a few files then Cygwin did not install properly. For some reason, Cygwin usually installs correctly the 2nd time the the installation is done. Do the following if you are presented with the Postinstall script errors panel at the end of the Cywin installation or if the C:\cygwin\bin directory is incomplete:
      • Close the Cygwin installer
      • Delete C:\cygwin
      • Repeat the installation steps listed above
      • Verify that Cygwin was installed properly again

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