On 4/18/06, mickey mouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Kids! > > I'm interested in using an alternative os, but I don't > want to have to learn any command line shell. There > seem to be plenty of packages to download, but no > instructions on how to use them. Are there step by > step instructions available on how to install gnome on > darwin, or should I try something like a > GNU-Darwin/linux live cd instead ? I use an Intel > iMac. > > Thanks for any help! > > Robin >
You'll have to use the command line however you do it. For Fink the step-by-step instructions pretty much are: 0) Install Fink. 1) Install the XCode Tools. 2) OPTIONAL: install the X11User and X11SDK packages from Apple. 3) Run "fink selfupdate" at the command line to make sure you have current package descriptions--some stuff will get built. 4) run "fink install bundle-gnome" 5) Check out the instructions on how to set up the .xinitrc (X11 preferences) file at http://fink.sourceforge.net/doc/x11/run-xfree86.php#xinitrc This link includes an example of how to run GNOME. These are the "official" options. Currently we don't have an Intel binary distribution built yet, but unofficial repositories do exist: http://fink.sodan.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/item/14 -- Alexander K. Hansen Fink Documenter [Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experiment http://psfcwww2.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
