I don't know all that much on x86 Debian, so a couple of the questions I leave unanswered.
On torsdag, aug 15, 2002, at 05:30 Europe/Stockholm, Rogério Brito wrote: > 1 - For instance, I would like to install some packages that > are newer than those available in the latest release of > fink, but does this mean that I have to grab the sources > for them and compile them? Aren't they available in binary > form? > > I'm asking this because some of them take quite a lot of > time to compile and probably other people have already > compiled the things which I would like to have. > > 2 - Connected to the question above, I must confess that I > don't completely understand why fink uses both "apt-get" > and "fink". Wouldn't "apt-get source <package>" work for > building packages from source? That's what I usually use > with Debian... That's answered by: http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/usage-fink.php#bindist > 5 - Connected to the apt-move question, what is the > recommended way for creating a local mirror of the > packages for burning them on a CD for disconnected > computers? I don't know of a specific recommended way to do it, but there have been several discussions about it on this and the fink-users lists, so you go dig in the archives and you'll find a host of alternatives... Best, Oscar Erlandsson --- Oscar Erlandsson [erlandsson at mac dot com] ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
