Installing Poppler on cygwin

Question

I just downloaded Poppler 0.16.5 and I am clueless on how to install this package on cygwin. Can anyone tell me whats the proper command in order to install poppler?

Answer 1

Actually there is a poppler package inside Cygwin 1.7.17-1.

Run setup.exe and then do the following:

1. On the window titled "Cygwin Setup", click Next>

2. On the window titled "Cygwin Setup - Choose Installation Type" choose "Install from Internet" and click Next>

3. On the window titled "Cygwin Setup - Choose Installation Directory" leave the root directory as C:\cygwin and "Install for ALL USERS (recommended)" and then click Next>

4. On the window titled "Cygwin Setup - Select Local Package Directory" leave the defaults and click Next>

5. On the window titled "Cygwin Setup - Select Connection Type" leave the defaults (which is Direct Internet Connection) and click Next>

6. On the window titled "Cygwin Setup - Choose Download Site(s)" choose the mirror near your location and click Next>

7. On the window titled "Cygwin Setup - Select Packages" go to the "Text" section of packages and expand it. (Search for packages starting with "LibPoppler" and "Poppler")

Then, just click Next> and wait for the download and installation process.