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E.4 Windows installation instructions

For the impatient (with only one file download):

  • If you run Windows NT/2000/XP, make sure you are logged in with the Administrator rights.
  • If you have Cygwin or XEmacs installed, please read the information below.
  • Execute the self-extracting installation archive and carefully follow the instructions given there. Setup will analyze your system, create the corresponding configuration and give you further tips on the installation process. (see http://www.singular.uni-kl.de/WINDOWS/pfwinstall.html)
  • In case of troubles, see the installed file /etc/INSTALL or visit Singular Forum at http://www.singular.uni-kl.de/forum.

Installation preliminaries

SINGULAR is a CYGWIN package on MS Windows: you can install it with the Cygwin Installer (Net Install): you will find the packages related to SINGULAR under

  • a.Category Math singular-base, singular-share, singular-help (optional,recommended), singular-icons(optional), singular-surf (optional,recommended)
  • b.Category Editors emacs or xemacs (optional,needed if you wish to use Singular (Emacs) or ESingular)
  • c.Category Shells rxvt (optional,strongly recommended)

To run ESINGULAR (i.e. SINGULAR within its Emacs interface) on MS Windows requires furthermore that the XEmacs editor is installed on your system.

Complete installation informations for Windows are available from
 
http://www.singular.uni-kl.de/WINDOWS/index.html.

For any other troubles, please send an email to singular@mathematik.uni-kl.de and include the header which is displayed by starting up SINGULAR with the -v option, and a description of your machine and operating system.


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