Cygwin
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Get that Linux feeling
on Windows
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Cygwin is:
Cygwin is not:
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large collection of GNU and Open Source tools which
way tO run native Linux apps on Windows _
You must
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provide functionality similar to
Linux distribution on
rebuild your application from source if you want
to run
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on Windows_
Acronyms
DLL (cygwinl.dll) which provides substantial POSIX API
way
magically make native Windows apps aware of
functionality.
UNIXQ functionality like signals, ptys_
etc. Again; yOu
Contributing 
need to build your apps from source if you want to take
Snapshots
advantage of Cygwin functionality
Source in Git
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The Cygwin DLL currently works with all recent, commercially released x86_
64 versions of Windows, starting with Windows
Vista_
For more information see the FAQ:
Cygwin version
The most recent version of the Cygwin DLL is 3L6.
Installing Cygwin
Install
Cygwin by running setup-X86_6Lexe
Use the setup program to perform
fresh install or to update an existing installation:
Keep in mind that individual packages in the distribution are updated separately from the DLL so the Cygwin DLL version is
not useful as
general Cygwin distribution release number: