# transcode-open/apt-cyg

Apt-cyg, an apt-get like tool for Cygwin

Repository: https://github.com/transcode-open/apt-cyg
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/apt-cyg
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-03-18T07:44:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4784, "days_push": 898, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3015, forks 673 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:37.932849+00:00)

## What it is
apt-cyg is a simple shell script that provides an apt-get-like command-line package manager for Cygwin. It cooperates with Cygwin Setup and uses the same package repositories to install, remove, search, and inspect packages.

## Use cases
- install packages on cygwin from the command line
- remove cygwin packages without running setup gui
- find which cygwin package owns a file
- show dependency tree for a cygwin package
- search cygwin package list by name or category

## When to choose
- you use Cygwin and want apt-get-style package management in the terminal
- you want to script Cygwin package installation
- you need to query package contents, dependencies, or file ownership on Cygwin

## When to avoid
- you use WSL or native Linux instead of Cygwin
- you prefer the official Cygwin Setup GUI
- you need a package manager for MSYS2 or MinGW environments

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: package-manager, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: cygwin, apt-get, shell-script, package-management, command-line

## Member repositories
- transcode-open/apt-cyg (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:37.932849+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:30:10.129109+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/transcode-open/apt-cyg (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:37.932849+00:00, sha 2bb9c4ed173b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.