PLEASE NOTE! if you modify user information on your windows machine after performing the original cygwin installation, you must mkpasswd to synchronise cygwin with your windows user accounts and passwords. Please refer to XFree86 for instructions on running various X sessions. The most up to date information can be found at. Instructions for installing Cygwin on Windows. The information below is retained strictly for historical reasons. If you need a Linux environment, use a Linux computer. The use of Cygwin is no longer supported at LEPP.
