Sep 06, 2013 Target path is - C: cygwin64 bin mintty -i /Cygwin-Terminal.ico - I checked C: cygwin64 bin directory. Mintty is missing there. I also tried to download the package separately. But it's not working. Is there any way I would get it to work? I have tried every possible option. Nothing much on internet about cygwin on windows 8. Jun 14, 2018 Cygwin Windows Is Searching For Mintty Missing Previously, when launching the Cygwin terminal, a console will popup and the line will say: username@PCName then a blinking cursor after $. Now a blank console appears and nothing is on the console screen but a blinking cursor.
Linux is great for programming compared to Windows. If you miss the experienceyou get on Linux, maybe you should try Cygwin, whichset up a Linux-like environment on Windows platform. In this post, I want totalk about how to configure Cygwin and how to use mintty terminal on Windows 10to get excellent programming experience.
There is no official way to install a new package. Just run the Cygwin setuptool one more time and select the package you want to install. It will notrewrite the package you have installed, only the new package will be insatlled.
If the package download speed is slow, you can choose a local mirror forCygwin. In China, TUNA isgood.
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On Windows 10, there is a builtin ssh program underC:/Windows/System32/OpenSSH/ssh.exe. You are probably using this program. Ifthat is the case, you have to install openssh yourself. Just run the Cygwinsetup program one more time to install the additional package. Then this issueshould disappear.
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Cygwin use the popular mintty terminal as itsterminal emulator. In this part, I document serveral settings related tomintty.
How do I set up the mintty terminal emulator type, i.e., TERM variable?
Right-click Cygwin window title and choose Options..., go to Terminal, andchoose Type to be xterm-256color. That is all.
How to use an external color theme for mintty?
By default, mintty provides a few color themes. The color theme for mintty arejust a list of settings for different colors. There are serveral places whereyou can find mintty themes. A non-exhaustive list is:
- A python tool with several builtin color themes, https://github.com/joakimkarlsson/mintty-colors
Save the color theme file under $CYGWIN_ROOT/usr/share/mintty/themes. Openmintty options (right click on Cygwin title bar), go to Looks pane and choosefrom the Theme pull-down menu a color theme you want to use.
Alternatively, create a .minttyrc file under your HOME. Paste the content ofcolor theme in this file and save it. The next time you open Cygwin, minttywill automatically use the configurations in .minttyrc.
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How do I configure mintty to use the settings from a config file and what are the available options?
As I have said, create a .minttyrc under your HOME, and put mintty settingsin this file. To see all the options available, visit thispage.
How to open URL in browser
In the iTerm terminal, we can click an URL to open it in the browser, which isconvenient. Actually mintty also supports this feature.
But sometimes, Ctrl+click won’t work properly. It has something todo with the mouse mode of various programs. When mouse mode is enabled forNeovim and Tmux, to open an URL in browser, I have to useCtrl+Shift+click . If the mouse mode is turned off, Ican open an URL with just Ctrl+click.
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How to update mintty?
It is the same as you install or update other packages. Run setup_x86_64.exeand install the latest version of Mintty.
Installing and Updating Cygwin for 64-bit versions of Windows
Run setup-x86_64.exe any time you want to update orinstall a Cygwin package for 64-bit windows. The signature for setup-x86_64.exe can be used to verify the validity ofthis binary.
Installing and Updating Cygwin for 32-bit versions of Windows
Run setup-x86.exe any time you want to update orinstall a Cygwin package for 32-bit windows. The signature for setup-x86.exe can be used to verify the validity ofthis binary.
Signing key transition
The key used to sign setup binaries has been updated. During the transitionperiod, signatures are made using both old (676041BA) and new (1A698DE9E2E56300)public keys here.See thismail for more details.General installation notes
When installing packages for the first time, the setup programdoes not install every package. Only the minimal base packagesfrom the Cygwin distribution are installed by default, which takes up about 100 MB.
Clicking on categories and packages in the setup program package installationscreen allows you to select what is installed or updated.
Individual packages like bash, gcc, less, etc.are released independently of the Cygwin DLL, so the Cygwin DLL version is notuseful as a general Cygwin release number. The setup programtracks the versions of all installed components and provides the mechanismfor installing or updating everything available from this site forCygwin.
Once you've installed your desired subset of the Cygwin distribution,the setup program will remember what you selected, so re-running itwill update your system with any new package releases.
On Windows Vista and later, the setup program will check bydefault if it runs with administrative privileges and, if not, will tryto elevate the process. If you want to avoid this behaviour and installunder an unprivileged account just for your own usage, runsetup with the --no-admin option.
Q: How do I add a package to my existing Cygwin installation?
A: Run the setup program and select the package you want to add.
Tip: if you don't want to also upgrade existing packages, select 'Keep' at thetop-right of the package chooser page.
Q: Is there a command-line installer?
A: Yes and no. The setup program understandscommand-linearguments which allow you to control its behavior and chooseindividual packages to install. While this provides some functionalitysimilar to such tools as apt-get or yum it is not asfull-featured as those package managers.
Q: Why not use apt, yum, myfavourite package manager, etc.?
A: The basic reason for not using a more full-featured package manager is thatsuch a program would need full access to all of Cygwin's POSIX functionality. Thatis, however, difficult to provide in a Cygwin-free environment, such as exists onfirst installation. Additionally, Windows does not easily allow overwriting ofin-use executables so installing a new version of the Cygwin DLL while a packagemanager is using the DLL is problematic.
Q: How do I install everything?
A: You do not want to do this! This will install an enormous number of packagesthat you will never use, including debuginfo and source for every package.
If you really must do this, clicking on the 'Default' label next to the'All' category to change it to 'Install' will mark every Cygwin package forinstallation. Be advised that this will download and install tens of gigabytesof files to your computer.
Q: How do I verify the signature of setup?
A: e.g.
Cygwin Windows Is Searching For Mintty Missing Persons
Q: What's the hash of setup?
A: See here
Mintty For Windows 10
Q: How do I help improve setup?
A: See the setupproject page for more information.