Cygwin 3.4.10 was the last Cygwin version supporting Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012. If you need Cygwin on these or even older systems, consider using …

Installing and Updating Cygwin for 64-bit versions of Windows Run setup-x86_64.exe any time you want to update or install a Cygwin package for 64-bit windows.

The Cygwin User's Guide is now available in several formats:

2. Setting up Cygwin 2.1. What is the recommended installation procedure? 2.2. What about an automated Cygwin installation? 2.3. Does the Cygwin Setup program accept command-line …

There are Cygwin-specific notes for some individual packages. Some work remains to be done in documenting the Cygwin API. In addition to the Cygwin API Reference and information in the FAQ, …

The Cygwin DLL works with all AMD64 versions of Windows NT since Windows Vista/Server 2008. The API follows the Single Unix Specification as much as possible, and then Linux practice. The major …

Cygwin/X is a port of the X Window System to the Cygwin API layer for the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. Cygwin provides a UNIX-like API, thereby minimizing the amount of porting …

Cygwin user names, home dirs, login shells The /etc/nsswitch.conf file The /etc/nsswitch.conf syntax The passwd: and group: settings The db_enum: setting Settings defining how to create the passwd …

Chapter 2. Setting Up Cygwin/X Installing Cygwin/X Cygwin has a nice setup program that downloads and installs the necessary Cygwin packages for you. Open the Cygwin home page in your web …

Cygwin Packages If just you want information on how to install Cygwin, read the Setting Up Cygwin page.