
Note that you can expand any category by clicking on the "+", or minimize by "-". This shows before anything has been selected other than the Cygwin/X default:Īs a minimum we need Kerberos, openssh, and xinit, we search for and choose by clicking on the "Bin" box (this is the next series of images and summarized below) the following programs. Next you are asked to select your packages and to choose what to install. You may wish to choose a mirror which is physically close to you for faster network: You are asked to choose the mirror, here I've chosen a ".edu" site, the default also works at Fermilab. We presume you want to use System Proxy Settings for the installation: The default option is to install for all users (unless you choose otherwise), click "Next":īe sure the local package directory is set to C:\cygwin64, you may have to change this. Leave the default choice to install from the Installer and click "Next":


Run the Cygwin Setup program, click "Next": Run the installer (you can download it or just run it): Show me how to setup Cygwin/X on Windows to connect to the cmslpc cluster Text version of instructions alone back at: cmslpc getting started: cygwinĭownload, Install, and Configure Cygwin/X for Windowsįollow this link to download Cygwin/X for Windows.
