How to view installed packages in Cygwin

In this article, we will discuss how to view installed packages in Cygwin. is a Unix-like environment and command-line interface for Microsoft Windows, providing a large collection of GNU and open-source tools that provide functionality similar to a Linux distribution. It also includes a DLL (Cygwin1.dll) that provides substantial POSIX API functionality. Please see How to view installed packages in Cygwin on Windows, How to determine Cygwin version in Windows, and How to install additional packages via Cygwin.

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View Installed Package

The following commands can be used to check the status of the installed packages in Cygwin.

cygcheck –c

cygcheck --check-setup

1: Cygcheck –c

The first method will prompt us with the following result using the command below “cygcheck –c“

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2: Cygcheck –check-setup

Using the second method, we will also have the same result as shown below “cygcheck –check-setup“

You will have to use the scroll bar to scroll through if you have a lot of applications installed.

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