How to install the Cygwin X-Server

 

  1. Insert the Cygwin Installation CD in the CD-Rom Drive.
  2. Open My Computer, and double-click on drive D: (assuming that’s the CD-ROM drive).

 

  1. Double-click on the setup icon to launch the Cygwin setup.

 

  1. Click Next>, then Select Install from Local Directory and click Next> again.

 

  1. Accept the settings shown below, and click Next>.

 

  1. Select “D:\Cygwin Packages” as the Local Package Directory, then click Next>.

 

  1. On the next screen, expand the Net branch and click on thesymbol next to inetutils

  1. Scroll down, and expand the XFree86 branch, then click on thesymbol next to XFree86-base.  This will select it and several other packages for installation.  Finally, click Next>.

 

  1. Scroll down and also click on thesymbol next to XFree86-xwinclip.

 

  1. Once all of the packages have been installed, do not create a Desktop icon, and do not add an icon to the start menu, instead, once the installation is complete, follow the instructions below to create the Shortcut to launch X-Windows.  Click Finish, let the Post-Install script run, then click OK on the Installation Complete dialog box.

 

 

How to create the X-Windows Desktop Shortcut

 

  1. Open the Desktop Folder for All Users in My Computer.

 

  1. Create a New Shortcut to “C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\startxwin.bat”.

 

  1. Name the Shortcut “Start X-Windows”.

 

  1. Change the default icon to the icon from the file “C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\XWin.exe” (you’ll have to Browse… for this).