I need help to install the chere package [closed]

Question

I have installed Cygwin. I need the chere package but it was not in the Shells category at time of install. Where is it now? Or how can I get this?

Answer 1

The chere package is shown as an available package in the Cygwin package list. There's at least a couple options here.

Option 1:

Try out apt-cyg, available here.

Option 2:

1. Run the Cygwin setup file (if you didn't save your setup executable, pick the appropriate file here).
2. Choose the Install from Internet option.
3. Select the same Root Install directory you previously used.
4. Choose a local package directory. You might consider choosing a different install files directory than previously (or backing it up), as if you choose a different internet source, your install files may get wiped out, if that matters to you.
5. Select an internet source.
6. In Select Packages, select the radio button for Keep, if you don't want to modify your existing files unnecessarily.
7. Type chere in to the Search box and select it.
8. Proceed with the installation.

Answer 2

You can search the packages on cygwin.com. 32 bit packages seems to be available 15th Sept 2013, but not 64 bit.

32 bit (http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi?grep=chere&arch=x86):

x86/chere/chere-1.1-1   
x86/chere/chere-1.2-1   
x86/fontconfig-doc/fontconfig-doc-2.10.93-1

64 bit (http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi?grep=chere&arch=x86_64):

x86_64/fontconfig-doc/fontconfig-doc-2.10.93-1  

Note that the fontconfig is a false positive match.