Sorry, on my previous post I forgot to put something positive. One way around the directory depth problem is to Zip all the files - this will also shrink the size down a bit. Yes, I have remembered that the OP wants to do the download on a LINUX machine - Zip programs are available under LINUX as well as under Windows (and BeOS as well). Kevin. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 26 November 2003 15:17 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Installation from locally stored packages > > Benjamin, are you really sure you meant what you said - about > the OP already having Cygwin installed on his LINUX machine ? > Okay, I know that it IS technically possible to run Cygwin on > Linux by using Wine, but can't imagine why anyone would want to ! > I totally agree with your other comments though - current > size without sources is about 258 Mb. Also, you are right > about the directory depth, though this will depend on what > file system and format the OP is able to burn the CD on his > LINUX box - UTF, ISO-9660, CDFS - all relevant but depends on > what burning package is being used. I'm pretty sure that Nero > is NOT available to run under LINUX, and I certainly haven't > had any success trying to run a Windows version via WINE. > Kevin. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Benjamin Lindner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 26 November 2003 15:01 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Installation from locally stored packages > > > > Yes, it works. > > I have always done it this way. The complete cygwin distribution > > without sources and only selecting [curr] downloads about 250MB > > which fits without problems onto a CD. > > > > You have to be careful, that you really download ALL packages > > to a seperate directory, not only those that have a more recent > > version than those you have already installed on your linux machine. > > (as you would do it if you would do a cygwin update). > > > > One thing that I observed upon burning is, that the > downloaded folder > > tree has more than 8 nested directories which does not comply to > > some ISOwhatever standard, so nero complains when trying to burn. > > I proceeded anyhow and it worked. > > > > benjamin > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > >
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