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in thread What's happening with the Cygwin project?

> When you select a new Cygwin package for installation, the package manager will update everything.

I think you can select what should be installed and what should be updated. At least it was possible 10 years ago when I used Cygwin at work.

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Re^5: What's happening with the Cygwin project?
by jo37 (Curate) on Oct 24, 2024 at 18:26 UTC
    I think you can select what should be installed and what should be updated.

    This is certainly true on a per-package base. I don't remember having seen some kind of "global keep" switch - but this might be caused by my ignorance.

    AFAIR, dis-selecting a package from upgrading put it in some kind of "hold state": You would need to select it for an upgrade afterwards. That's just from memory and might be untrue.

    However, neither will I find out nor do I care anymore. Retired last month and will no longer waste my time with any "Redmondian Distribution".

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