Installing Cygwin with OpenSSH and OpenSSL

Complete these instructions to install Cygwin with OpenSSH and OpenSSL.

1. Create the Cygwin application folder. For example, C:\cygwin.
2. Create a temporary folder in which to place the installer. For example, C:\temp.
3. Download the installer using the following URL: http://www.cygwin.com/setup.exe. Be sure to save the installer to the temporary directory you created in step 2 above.
4. When the download completes, navigate to folder into which you downloaded the installer and double click the setup.exe file to start the installation process. Respond to the installation prompts accordingly using the table below as a guide.

   Screen	What to Select
   Choose a Download Source	Select the Install from Internet option.
   Select Root Install Directory	Ensure that C:/cygwin is the directory displayed in the Root Directory text box and select the All Users option from the Install for section.
   Select Local package Directory	Ensure that the directory you created in step 2 above is the directory displayed in the Local package Directory text box.
   Select Your Internet Connection	Select the Direct Connection option.
   Choose a Download Site	Select any of the sites form the Available Download Sites list.

5. Once you have completed making all of the above selections, the download process begins.
   Note: If a Setup Alert message displays, click OK.

   The Select Packages dialog box displays.

6. Select the appropriate packages as described in the table below. Selections are made by expanding the category and clicking the Skip icon corresponding to the package from the New column.

   Category	Packages
   Admin	Select all packages.
   Archive	Select zip and unzip.
   Base	Select all packages.
   Doc	Select man and cygwin doc.
   Editors	Select vim.
   Net	Select inetutils (if you wish to use telnet instead of d3tcl), openssh, openssl, rsync and tcp_wrappers.

   The Resolve Dependencies dialog box displays.

7. Select the Select required packages (RECOMMENDED) check box and then click Next.

   The installation process begins. When the process completes, click Finish and then restart Windows.