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authorJoshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>2006-06-02 04:36:48 +0000
committerJoshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>2006-06-02 04:36:48 +0000
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+2006-06-01 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
+
+ * faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.automated): New FAQ.
+
2006-05-30 Dave Korn <dave.korn@artimi.com>
* faq-api.xml (faq.api.winsock): Replace references to depracated
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@@ -23,6 +23,55 @@ see <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/packages/">http://cygwin.com/packages/</ulink>
</para>
</answer></qandaentry>
+<qandaentry id="faq.setup.automated">
+<question><para>What about an automated Cygwin installation?</para></question>
+<answer>
+
+<para>The Cygwin Setup program is designed to be interactive, but there are
+a few different ways to automate it. If you are deploying to multiple systems,
+the best way is to run through a full installation once, saving the entire
+downloaded package tree. Then, on target systems, run setup.exe as a "Local
+Install" pointed at your downloaded package tree. You could do this
+non-interactively with the command line options
+<literal>setup.exe -q -L -l x:\cygwin-local\</literal>, where your downloaded
+package tree is in <literal>x:\cygwin-local\</literal> (see the next FAQ for
+an explanation of those options.)
+</para>
+<para>
+For other options, search the mailing lists with terms such as
+<ulink url="http://www.google.com/search?q=cygwin+automated+setup">cygwin automated setup</ulink> or
+<ulink url="http://www.google.com/search?q=automated+cygwin+install">automated cygwin install</ulink>.
+</para>
+</answer></qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry id="faq.setup.cli">
+<question><para>Does setup.exe accept command-line arguments?</para></question>
+<answer>
+
+<para>Yes, the full listing is written to the <literal>setup.log</literal> file
+when you run <literal>setup.exe --help</literal>. The current options are:
+<screen>
+Command Line Options:
+ -D --download Download from internet
+ -L --local-install Install from local directory
+ -s --site Download site
+ -R --root Root installation directory
+ -q --quiet-mode Unattended setup mode
+ -h --help print help
+ -l --local-package-dir Local package directory
+ -r --no-replaceonreboot Disable replacing in-use files on next
+ reboot.
+ -n --no-shortcuts Disable creation of desktop and start
+ menu shortcuts
+ -N --no-startmenu Disable creation of start menu shortcut
+ -d --no-desktop Disable creation of desktop shortcut
+ -A --disable-buggy-antivirus Disable known or suspected buggy anti
+ virus software packages during
+ execution.
+</screen>
+</para>
+</answer></qandaentry>
+
<qandaentry id="faq.setup.c">
<question><para>Why not install in C:\?</para></question>
<answer>