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Challenges of cygWinux project development

1. cygWinux user

cygWinux primary user is root.

from cygwin's point of view this is a normal user but because there is only one user all files, folders and processes belong to the root as if it were a superuser. So root has no problem doing anything while in cygwin. root is every body for cygwin.

from the point of view of windows this is a regular user without any privileges. Therefore when a file is managed in windows not by the Administrator the file cannot be accessed by Everybody as in cygwin, root is not necessarily every body for windows... read more

Described below are some methods for starting a Cygwin / XX Server with a startup utility that optionally starts an initial client (e.g., terminal, window manager, or desktop environment) and performs X server configuration (e.g., loading a map keyboard).

cygWinux does not require any configuration

Starts in multiwindow mode (startxwin)
Custom XWin startup utility startxwin starts the X server in multiwindow mode.... read more