You can save the download dir to a CDROM if you want. You can use it as a directory to install from later. This is safe and the way I do what you're trying to do - which I only do to have two computers with the same Cygwin installation without downloading the thing twice, btw.
rlc On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, Charles D. Russell wrote: > In order to ensure that I could reinstall a working cygwin version if > necessary, I have in the past used the "download from internet" option in > setup, then burned the installation files to a CD. However, it looks like > the same files are downloaded and retained if one selects "install from > internet". Is that correct? Can one reliably reinstall from only a CD copy > of the download directory generated by using "install from internet"? > > Larry Hall wrote: > > > Depends on your definition of "reliable". > > In short, this is an unsafe way to make a backup freeze? If I want a safe > backup, I should continue to "download from internet" first? What is your > recommended procedure for making a backup freeze of a partial installation? > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
