how to include the conio library into cygwin

Now Cygwin will download all the default packages and install them. If you ever want to add packages to your Cygwin installation, you can do so by running the installer as needed. At this point, you can keep them at the default settings and click the “Next” button. So just select a random site and click on the “Next” button.Īs soon as you click on the “Next” button, Cygwin will show you all the available packages in categories. Unfortunately, Cygwin doesn’t provide any additional details like site location. Here you can select the download site from which you wish to download the required packages.

Unless you are using some sort of HTTP proxy to access the internet, just leave the default option and click on the “Next” button to continue. Otherwise, click on the “Next” button to continue. If you want to change it, go ahead and change the directory location by click on the “browser” button. In this screen, you can select the local package directory where the downloaded files are stored. The default settings are fine unless you want to customize the installation directory and user access. Here you can select the root directory for the Cygwin installation. This option will download all the required packages for the installation and will store them in the local directory for future use. Here in this screen, select the radio button “Install from Internet” and click on the “Next” button. You will be greeted with the welcome screen, just click on the “Next” button to continue.

Once you have downloaded the Cygwin installer, launch the installer as the Administrator. The executable itself is small as it downloads all the required packages while installing the software. To install Cygwin, head to the official site of Cygwin and download the executable depending on your system preference (32-bit or 64-bit). Do note that it can’t be used to run any Linux/Unix software though.

Cygwin is a free and open source software with tons of optional packages which lets you run and execute the age-old Unix-like commands right in your Windows system.

How to include the conio library into cygwin