Cygwin
Software
| Application name: | Cygwin |
|---|---|
| Platforms: | Windows |
| Developer: | Cygwin project volunteers |
| Division / Department: | Department of Computer Science |
| Available to: | Students and Faculty |
| Available in Labs: |
Systems and Graphics Lab (SIC 205) |
| Contact: |
[email protected]
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| Links: |
Official Website How to install Cygwin X11 forwarding over SSH using Cygwin |
Description
Cygwin is a collection of free and open source software that provides a Unix-like environment on Windows. Cygwin consists of a POSIX system call compatibility library, cygwin1.dll, and a vast collection of GNU/Linux software tools and applications that have been ported to Windows.
The collection is organized into a large number of optional packages that are installed through the Cygwin setup program. Among these packages are the GNU development toolkit including the GNU Compiler Collection and other software development tools, an X11 server, a complete X11 development toolkit, GNU emacs, TeX and LaTeX, OpenSSH (client and server), and much more. The setup program (setup-x86.exe or setup-x86_64.exe) functions as a package manager to install the user’s initial selection of packages and their dependencies and can be rerun at any time to update packages or install additional ones.
Installation
Please see our Cygwin installation guide.