VGUI-2 for Cygwin-PC Download Page

Download VGUI-2 for Cygwin on MS-Windows

vgui_2_07.zip (1.2MB) [6-28-03] - For MS-Windows '95, '98, 2000, NT, and XP running under Cygwin.
You must install and be running Cygwin to use this version of VGUI.
Click here to download Cygwin.
Unzips to vgui_2_cygwin.exe.

Alternate package:

vgui_2_07_cygwin.tar.gz (1.2MB) [6-18-03] - For MS-Windows '95, '98, 2000, NT, and XP running under Cygwin.
You must install and be running Cygwin to use this version of VGUI.
Gunzip and un-tar from within Cygwin:
gunzip vgui_2_07_cygwin.tar.gz
tar xvf vgui_2_07_cygwin.tar
Un-tars to vgui_2_cygwin.exe.

Cygwin Installation - The Cygwin installation is very straighforward. It is driven by a simple installation manager, which you download first. It enables you to control which packages you download and install. Download and installation can be done in either one-step or two steps. We have tried it both ways, and it works fairly well. We believe you need the Xfree86 and Lesstif libraries for graphical operation, but little else beyond the default download. Typical installation requires about 200-KB to download, and about another 600-KB to unpack, so make sure you have enough space before you start. Once installed, invoke Cygwin, it brings up a command window.
Type:
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin
export DISPLAY=:0
XWin :0 & (<- Starts X-server. Minimize it's window to enter following:)
xhost +
twm &
xterm &
You should now have a terminal window. Try VGUI-2.

The fvwm2 window manager is recommended over twm, as it offers more features. But fvwm2 may not be installed by default. Check the options during install.

Other Versions -

Old VGUI compiled natively for Microsoft PC OS's - Uses Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC). Does not need Cygwin. Just download and run, but this version has not been updated since 1-2000 and is getting rather old. Does not support newer features. However, it is upward compatible. Any diagrams created with this VGUI will import into the newer versions, but not vice versa.
VGUI for Linux-PC's and Sun Solaris