I tried your suggestion, and while it ran successfully, I'm still seeing the same errors. This is very strange, as my Fink installation on my old machine (OS X 10.2.8) worked like a champ.
Any other thoughts? Thanks- Joel On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Alexander K. Hansen wrote: > > On Feb 26, 2004, at 1:16 PM, Joel Daynes wrote: > > > All- > > I recently installed Fink on Panther, and every time I try to do > > > > sudo apt-get update > > > > I get: > > > > Err file: local/main Packages > > File not found > > Ign file: local/main Release > > Err file: stable/main Packages > > File not found > > Ign file: stable/main Release > > Err file: stable/crypto Packages > > File not found > > Ign file: stable/crypto Release > > Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/release/main Packages > > Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/release/main Release > > Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/release/crypto Packages > > Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/release/crypto Release > > Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/current/main Packages > > Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/current/main Release > > Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/current/crypto Packages > > Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/current/crypto Release > > Failed to fetch > > file:/sw/fink/dists/local/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages File not > > found > > Failed to fetch > > file:/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages File > > not > > found > > Failed to fetch > > file:/sw/fink/dists/stable/crypto/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages File > > not > > found > > Reading Package Lists... Done > > Building Dependency Tree... Done > > E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old > > ones used instead. > > > > > > If I try sudo apt-get install <packageName> > > > > I get: > > > > Reading Package Lists... Done > > Building Dependency Tree... Done > > The following extra packages will be installed: > > glib-shlibs gtk+-data gtk+-shlibs libpcap-shlibs > > The following NEW packages will be installed: > > ethereal glib-shlibs gtk+-data gtk+-shlibs libpcap-shlibs > > 0 packages upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 12 not > > upgraded. > > Need to get 0B/11.8MB of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. > > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y > > dpkg (subprocess): failed to exec dpkg-split to see if it's part of a > > multiparter: No such file or directory > > dpkg: error processing > > /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/libpcap-shlibs_0.6.2-6_darwin-powerpc.deb > > (--unpack): > > subprocess dpkg-split returned error exit status 2 > > dpkg (subprocess): failed to exec dpkg-split to see if it's part of a > > multiparter: No such file or directory > > dpkg: error processing > > /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/glib-shlibs_1.2.10-18_darwin-powerpc.deb > > (--unpack): > > subprocess dpkg-split returned error exit status 2 > > dpkg (subprocess): failed to exec dpkg-split to see if it's part of a > > multiparter: No such file or directory > > dpkg: error processing > > /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/gtk+-data_1.2.10-20_darwin-powerpc.deb > > (--unpack): > > subprocess dpkg-split returned error exit status 2 > > dpkg (subprocess): failed to exec dpkg-split to see if it's part of a > > multiparter: No such file or directory > > dpkg: error processing > > /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/gtk+-shlibs_1.2.10-20_darwin-powerpc.deb > > (--unpack): > > subprocess dpkg-split returned error exit status 2 > > dpkg (subprocess): failed to exec dpkg-split to see if it's part of a > > multiparter: No such file or directory > > dpkg: error processing > > /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/ethereal_0.9.14-1_darwin-powerpc.deb > > (--unpack): > > subprocess dpkg-split returned error exit status 2 > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/libpcap-shlibs_0.6.2-6_darwin-powerpc.deb > > /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/glib-shlibs_1.2.10-18_darwin-powerpc.deb > > /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/gtk+-data_1.2.10-20_darwin-powerpc.deb > > /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/gtk+-shlibs_1.2.10-20_darwin-powerpc.deb > > /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/ethereal_0.9.14-1_darwin-powerpc.deb > > E: Sub-process /sw/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > > > It seems that every package I try to install errors out in a similar > > fashion. Does anyone have any suggestions? > > > > Thanks- > > Joel > > > > > > Start with http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/usage-fink.php#packages-gz > > Please reply back if this solves the problem--there have been a number > of people reporting dpkg-split errors. > > -- > Alexander Hansen > Fink Documentarian > [Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experiment > http://www.psfc.mit.edu/LDX > ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
