Can't install CygWin using setup - says completed sucessfully but no bin or var directories

[Thorsten Kampe]

* Tom Gilbert (03-02-27 11:00 +0100)
> So I think the problem arose because I had a copy of OpenSSH installed,
> which includes cygwin (apparently).
> So, there was already a copy of the cygwin dll on my system.
> 
> Note that the CygWin setup MADE NO ATTEMPT TO DETECT THIS!!!

Lazy, silly Cygwin folks:

,--- * OpenSSH on Windows (http://www.networksimplicity.com/openssh/)
| PLEASE  NOTE!  Before  bugging the cygwin folks about an openssh issue
| make  sure  you've  uninstalled  this  package. It will hose up Cygwin
| installation.
`---

Thorsten
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