Click next until you come to a download mirror selection.

Here is where things get a bit more intimidating.

There will be hundreds of packages available separated by multiple different categories.

How to Use Linux Commands in Windows with Cygwin

Start by opening your system properties with either Win+Pause/Break or right press computer and select properties.

From the advanced tab, punch environment variables at the bottom.

Then in the system variables, locate the path variable and click edit.

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At the end of the variable value option, add the Cygwin bin location like so.

Note: check that you add a semicolon to separate it from the other values.

you might also see that /cygdrive/c is automatically added to the location.

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