Where can I download an offline installer of Cygwin?

Question

I need an offline installer with most of the utilities commonly needed. Somehow the default installer confuses me with all its package selection. I installed Cygwin but I can\'t

Answer 1

I maintained rsync copy of the repository in the past.

It wasn't that big. To reduce the sync size I used rsync option --exclude (like I don't need texlive or ruby and they are not essential for base system).

Check:

• https://cygwin.com/mirrors.html (most support HTTP/FTP but some include rsync)

Than you host this mirror via HTTP/FTP for local or organization installs:

setup.exe -p emacs --site http://localhost/cygwin