Scott Wells schrieb: > So I've tried to download from both ftp://sunsite.dk/projects/cygwinports > and http://kde-cygwin.sourceforge.net/install > <http://kde-cygwin.sourceforge.net/install>, this url is outdated. Only the first should be used.
> and neither has actually worked for me. I always get the "Download > incomplete" message followed by the setup program terminating. I'd > *really* like to get to a point where I could use KDE and/or GNOME > under Cygwin, but I'm finding it almost impossible to get there. > Seems like others have gotten it to work, though, so I thought I'd ask > for a "KDE/Cygwin Setup for Dummies" version of the procedure. > > First let me say that I keep a recent version of Cygwin installed on > my work and home machines. It's basically a full install from the > main distribution. I'm not entirely sure how that's going to > intersect with whatever I do to get KDE/Cygwin going. I've seen > various messages about rebasing DLLs, issues with more recent versions > of Cygwin, etc., so I'm not sure if I should just uninstall my current > Cygwin and install the stuff that comes from the URLs referenced above > (if I can ever get those to work) or what. > > Is there already a simple 1..2..3 document on exactly how to do this > and I've missed it? If not, could someone outline in decent detail > how to get it going? 1. run cygwin installer 2. enter ftp://sunsite.dk/projects/cygwinports as url 3. select kdebase package from ftp://sunsite.dk/projects/cygwinports and install. All required packages will be install too. 4. open cygwin shell and run Xwin -multiwindow -clipboard & export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0 kdeinit +kicker & -> Now you have a minimal running kde I've tried this yet withoud any problems. Ralf ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Cygwin-ports-general mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cygwin-ports-general
