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+\r
+recommended packages to install in cygwin's setup\r
+if you're going to use cygwin on windows:\r
+\r
+first, keep all the standard packages that cygwin will enable.\r
+second, add these packages to get the full recommended set...\r
+\r
+===========\r
+\r
+using apt-cyg (https://github.com/transcode-open/apt-cyg),\r
+this is the only command needed:\r
+\r
+apt-cyg install bc crypt emacs email expect gcc-g++ git gitk gvim inetutils \\r
+ libcrypt-devel libcurl-devel libgnutls-devel make mutt ncftp openssh \\r
+ openssl-devel perl python subversion time unzip util-linux vim xinit \\r
+ xterm zip\r
+\r
+\r
+===========\r
+\r
+list broken out by category:\r
+\r
+shells:\r
+ python\r
+ perl\r
+\r
+network:\r
+ ncftp\r
+ openssh\r
+\r
+editors:\r
+ vim\r
+ gvim\r
+ emacs\r
+\r
+revision control:\r
+ git\r
+ gitk\r
+ subversion\r
+\r
+general tools:\r
+ bc\r
+ expect\r
+ util-linux\r
+ inetutils\r
+ email\r
+ mutt\r
+ unzip\r
+ zip\r
+ crypt\r
+ time\r
+\r
+libraries:\r
+ libcurl-devel\r
+ libgnutls-devel \r
+ openssl-devel\r
+\r
+build tools:\r
+ gcc4\r
+ make\r
+\r
+x window support:\r
+ xterm\r
+ xinit\r
+\r