On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 7:41 AM, Jon Turney <jon.tur...@dronecode.org.uk> wrote: > On 01/11/2016 13:04, Keith Christian wrote: >> >> On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 12:17 PM, Keith Christian 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 > > > Sadly, it seems that the repeated option is not handled correctly by setup > at the moment, so you will need to use the syntax > > setup-x86.exe -c GNOME,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. > > > It's a bit unclear why you would need to do this more than once. If these > packages keep getting reinstalled because of dependencies, then perhaps you > really do need them. > > >>> >>> 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, Jon. I usually install everything using the GUI, hence, GNOME and KDE have a reason to be there. Is there a command line option to install everything EXCEPT certain categories? Keith -- 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
