apt-cyg

apt-cyg is a command-line installer for Cygwin which cooperates with Cygwin Setup and uses the same repository. The syntax is similar to apt-get. Usage examples:

apt-cyg install <package names> to install packages
apt-cyg remove <package names> to remove packages
apt-cyg update to update setup.ini
apt-cyg show to show installed packages
apt-cyg find <pattern(s)> to find packages matching patterns
apt-cyg describe <pattern(s)> to describe packages matching patterns
apt-cyg packageof <commands or files> to locate parent packages

Quick start

apt-cyg is a simple script. Once you have a copy, make it executable:

chmod +x /bin/apt-cyg

Optionally place apt-cyg in a bin/ folder on your $PATH.

Then use apt-cyg, for example:

apt-cyg install nano

Contributing

This project has been re-published on GitHub to make contributing easier. Feel free to fork and modify this script.

The Google Code project also has a list of open issues.

Changelog

v0.59

Added xz archives support

v0.58

Added multiarch support

v0.57

Tagged Google Code SVN repo status