Wget Intallation in Cygwin

cygwin;installationwget

I tried to install wget version-1.14 (tar.xz package) on cygwin, but it failed.
My steps were

tar -xf wget-1.14.tar.xz
cd wget-1.14
./configure

After some time, it spits a configure error.

How to install wget in cygwin under Windows 7, then?

Best Answer

A little bit late..but a lot has changed since:

(Win7)

  1. make sure you have the latest installer - setup-x86_64.exe, if not, dowload the latest here cygwin.com
  2. run the exe file you downloaded
  3. Installation process definitions (walk-through):
    • install from internet
    • Root Directory (if you had previous installation, keep the same path)
    • All Users (Recommended)
    • Local Package Directory (if you had previous installation, keep the same path)
    • choose connection type - usually 'direct'
    • choose download site
    • at this stage it will download a setup package
    • choose additional packages by clicking 'View' drop-down as 'Not installed'
    • 'Search' text-box type 'wget'
    • change 'skip' by clicking the icon next to it and it will display the version umber to be installed and the 'Bin' check box will be checked
    • check the 'Src?' check box if you wish to get the source code as well
    • click next after choosing all the new packages to be installed
  4. be patient as it might take some time....

good luck

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