recommended packages to install in cygwin's setup
if you're going to use cygwin on windows:

first, keep all the standard packages that cygwin will enable.
second, add these packages to get the full recommended set...

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using apt-cyg (https://github.com/transcode-open/apt-cyg),
this is the only command needed:

apt-cyg install bc crypt emacs email expect gcc-g++ git gitk gvim inetutils \
  libcrypt-devel libcurl-devel libgnutls-devel make mutt ncftp openssh \
  openssl-devel perl python subversion time unzip util-linux vim xinit \
  xterm zip


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list broken out by category:

shells:
  python
  perl

network:
  ncftp
  openssh

editors:
  vim
  gvim
  emacs

revision control:
  git
  gitk
  subversion

general tools:
  bc
  expect
  util-linux
  inetutils
  email
  mutt
  unzip
  zip
  crypt
  time

libraries:
  libcurl-devel
  libgnutls-devel 
  openssl-devel

build tools:
  gcc4
  make

x window support:
  xterm
  xinit