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upgrading and installing packages through the cygwin command line?

I'm looking for a "yum"-link method to install additional Cygwin packages from the command-line. Let's say I want to add the package "Math/bc", then ideally I'd like to be able to do it using one command as in:

yum install bc

Currently the only way I've found to install new packages is to locate and run the installation file SETUP.EXE file and then scroll to the relevant package, add it, etc. This is quite cumbersome so I'm sure there is a smarter command-line way to add an additional package.

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This is a dupe and has been asked yesterday: superuser.com/questions/40545/… – innaM Sep 14 '09 at 16:17
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closed as exact duplicate by TheTXI Sep 14 '09 at 16:58

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The answer is:

wget http://apt-cyg.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/apt-cyg
chmod +x apt-cyg
mv apt-cyg /usr/local/bin/
apt-cyg install bc
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Nice. (Of course, you wouldn't be able to install wget this way - nor chmod or mv :) Will this install dependencies as well? What effect does this have on subsequent uses of setup, i.e., your "local package directory", etc? – Chris Noe Sep 14 '09 at 16:47
Chris: Yes, dependencies are handled automatically. I believe the script uses the same install mechanism as SETUP.EXE, so if that is correct then there should be no mismatch. – knorv Sep 14 '09 at 17:34
Huzzah!! Excellent tip.. – Fergal Moran Jun 1 '11 at 9:30
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