I installed the latest version of Cygwin with a number of packages. How to install new packages on Cygwin? Ask Question. Cygwin installs the Linux command-line tools, but not the necessary components to run Gnome or other graphical interfaces.
Hello everybody, I searched for a while and I did not find anything about installing XFCE 4.6 or other current version with cygwin (winXP), would you mind telling me where I can find a installation guide? Where I can get the binary or how to compile from source? If you try to install Gnome on your Windows computer running the Linux emulator Cygwin from the Cygwin command line, you will not be able to run the Gnome desktop. Tip: If you have more than one Windows box to install onto, put the.
Right click on the link Install Cygwin now, top right of page, save to a new. Step E20 gives tips on applying the process to other desktops such as XFCE.
