Cygwin Essential Install List (2011)
Here is a list of essential Cygwin programs.
the following are not installed by Cygwin by default.
- zip
- unzip
- bzip2 (for “.bz2”)
- xz
- openssh (ssh)
- ca-certificates (needed for git)
- Git: Basics
- svn Tutorial
- make
- patchutils
- Linux: rsync tutorial
- Unison Tutorial (Sync Files)
- Linux: wget (download web page)
- Linux: curl (download web page)
Linux in Microsoft Windows
- Xah Linux Setup (2012)
- Windows 10 Expire Pain. Update to Windows 11 (2025-12)
- Install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) (2026)
- MSI Click BIOS, enable secure boot, virtualization (svm) (2026)
- Windows Chocolatey Package Manager (2025)
- Install Cygwin Tutorial (2009, 2013)
- Install Linux on VirtualBox (2012)