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If you are new to the world of UNIX, you may find it difficult to
understand at first. This guide is not meant to be comprehensive,
so we recommend that you use the many available Internet resources
to become acquainted with UNIX basics (search for "UNIX basics" or
"UNIX tutorial").
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To install a basic Cygwin environment, run the
<span class="command"><strong>setup.exe</strong></span> program and click <code class="literal">Next</code>
at each page. The default settings are correct for most users. If you
want to know more about what each option means, see
<a class="xref" href="setup-net.html#internet-setup" title="Internet Setup">the section called &#8220;Internet Setup&#8221;</a>. Use <span class="command"><strong>setup.exe</strong></span>
any time you want to update or install a Cygwin package. If you are
installing Cygwin for a specific purpose, use it to install the tools
that you need. For example, if you want to compile C++ programs, you
need the <code class="systemitem">gcc-g++</code> package and probably a text
editor like <code class="systemitem">nano</code>. When running
<span class="command"><strong>setup.exe</strong></span>, clicking on categories and packages in the
package installation screen will provide you with the ability to control
what is installed or updated.
</p><p>
After installation, you can find Cygwin-specific documentation in
the <code class="literal">/usr/share/doc/Cygwin/</code> directory.
</p><p>
Developers coming from a Windows background will be able to write
console or GUI executables that rely on the Microsoft Win32 API instead
of Cygwin using the mingw32 or mingw64 cross-compiler toolchains. The
<span class="command"><strong>-shared</strong></span> option to GCC allows to write Windows Dynamically
Linked Libraries (DLLs). The resource compiler <span class="command"><strong>windres</strong></span>
is also provided.
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