Cygwin installation problem
Gerrit P. Haase
gerrit@familiehaase.de
Fri Jan 7 17:57:00 GMT 2005
Herbert Eppel wrote:
> I removed the burnatonce software and tried to reinstall Cygwin, but
> after 90% I get the same problem, i.e. I first get a warning message
> (see http://homepage.ntlworld.com/herb.eppel_new/temp/CygwinWarn1.jpg),
This is no prblem and no error, just follow the hint displayed.
> immediately followed by an error message (see
> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/herb.eppel_new/temp/CygwinErr1.jpg), after
> which CygwinSetup.exe crashes.
The package database is written to /etc/setup, do you have permisson on
this directory?
> I have to admit that I didn't actually uninstall the previous failed
> installation of Cygwin as recommended by Larry Hall (with link to
> http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_toc.html#TOC19). Presumably that's what I have
> to actually do befor the installation can complete successfully?
>
> Is there anything else I should be aware of at this stage?
Gerrit
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