On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 2:25 AM KAVALAGIOS Panagiotis (EEAS-EXT) wrote: > > From: Cygwin On Behalf Of Bill Stewart > > On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 9:03 AM KAVALAGIOS Panagiotis (EEAS-EXT) wrote: > > > > > I have already requested a feature to totally remove any GUI from > > > silent installation: > > > > > > https://www.mail-archive.com/cygwin@cygwin.com/msg162887.html > > > > Just curious: Why does it matter whether a GUI appears or not, as long as it > > doesn't block (stop for input)? > > Because the package can be sent to your machine when you are working > and we don't wish to disturb the users. Everything is performed in the > background. Annoying popups are not welcomed. Silent installation is > supposed to be silent without any horns shouting in the foreground.
If the install doesn't occur as the current user (and it shouldn't), the installation won't be visible anyway. I for one am against installers that run completely invisibly. Bill -- 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
