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cygwin is thinking about dropping it next year, so we'll have to do too:
https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2020-April/244367.html

Let's start by removing the download button and see if anyone complains :)
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<a href="http://repo.msys2.org/distrib/x86_64/msys2-x86_64-20190524.exe" class="button">msys2-x86_64-20190524.exe</a>
<small>← recommended</small>

`SHA256: 2dacadcc70cc122054e60914cbc6b689f685bef5713915a90f4185dd9da7954e`

<a href="http://repo.msys2.org/distrib/i686/msys2-i686-20190524.exe" class="button">msys2-i686-20190524.exe</a>

`SHA256: c5a1881f7ac5a0449fe9b30d3140111a88072727f510c4a66bfa905f8c78e839`

## MSYS2 is a software distro and building platform for Windows

At its core, it is an independent rewrite of MSYS, based on modern Cygwin (POSIX compatibility layer) and MinGW-w64 with the aim of better interoperability with native Windows software. It provides a bash shell, Autotools, revision control systems and the like for building native Windows applications using MinGW-w64 toolchains.
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## Installation

1. Download and run the installer - "x86_64" for 64-bit, "i686" for 32-bit Windows
1. Download and run the installer
2. Click **"Next"**

![First screen of MSYS2 installation](images/1_msys32-start.png)
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