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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_64.exe

• Run the Cygwin installer:

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  setup-x86_64.exe

  
  

  Note
  If running a 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 (This needs to be changed from the default value.)
  • 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 x.x.x" window, click OK
  • Select Packages (expand the tree and change the dropdown from Skip to a version to install; the lowest version should be sufficient):
    • Editors : vim
    • Net: openssh
    • Utils: dos2unix
    • Web: wget

      Note

      NOTE There was a change to the Cygwin package that is named 'cygwin' from  version 3.1.4-1 to 3.1.5-1 that caused some commands VCL executes to fail. After selecting the above 4 packages, use the search box at the top of the package list to find the cygwin package. Change the selected version to 3.1.4-1 so that the VCL commands will work correctly. We are working to adapt VCL to handle the change in the cygwin package and will have a patch that can be applied to fix it until we can get a new release out. This issue is resolved in 3.1.6-1.

  • Click Next
  • Click Next to confirm changes and start installation (it may take a few tries to pick the right installation site where all packages install correctly)
  • Create icon on Desktop: Yes
  • Add icon to Start Menu: No
  • Click Finish

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