What packages should I install with Cygwin to make it not bloated but also have everything I would need as a developer? [closed]

Update: I’ve switched over to WSL since posting this answer. If you’re still using Cygwin give it a try. It’s not a drop-in replacement but it’s nicer in a number of ways. Personally, I find having to exit Cygwin just to install new packages annoying enough to try to avoid the just-in-time strategy, and fortunately …

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Cygwin – command not found

Right click on “My Computer” -> Properties -> Advanced -> Environment Variables Add a new environment variable, called CYGWIN_HOME and set its value to C:\cygwin Edit the PATH environment variable and add %CYGWIN_HOME%\bin to it (usually separated by a ‘;’). Just click okay, exit any command prompts or bash shells (over cygwin) you may have …

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Installing additional packages for Cygwin

No, adding additional packages doesn’t modify the current settings. There is a package manager called apt-cyg which installes additional packages from command-line. To install apt-cyg follow the below steps: wget rawgit.com/transcode-open/apt-cyg/master/apt-cyg install apt-cyg /bin Note: wget should be installed for downloading the apt-cyg. To Use apt-cyg for installing additional package (after following the above steps): …

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Pdflatex for windows

There’s no reason to complicate things with Cygwin. Go download and install a TeX distribution for Windows – I personally use TeX Live, but various other distributions are available, such as MikTeX or W32TeX. If you want to use UTF-8 for your bibliography, and you’re using BibTeX, I recommend using bibtexu instead of the regular …

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