RE: [Fink-users] Basic Dumb Question (BDQ)

There's obviously a way to do this, but it isn't so obvious to figure out ;( (Apple's documentation is sadly lacking in usefullness). I'm running Fink on a PowerBook G4 Titanium with only one "button" on the trackpad. How do I get the normal 3 button click functions out of it (Left-click, Middl

RE: [Fink-users] MySQL

The install went well, but following the instructions at the end of the install for setting the root user/password was denied, no permissions (Yes, I did this using sudo). Starting the mysqld seemed to work OK -- no indication in the Terminal window other than it said my password was wrong when

RE: [Fink-users] GIMP install problem

On Friday, August 30, 2002, at 11:21 AM, Gilger.John wrote: > Trying to install GIMP, it fails to download the giflib-4.1.0.tar.gz > from ftp://prtr-13.ucsc.edu. Ping returns "Unknown ...". > > Is this a problem with the install script or just a bad, or offline > ser

[Fink-users] GIMP install problem

Trying to install GIMP, it fails to download the giflib-4.1.0.tar.gz from ftp://prtr-13.ucsc.edu. Ping returns "Unknown ...". Is this a problem with the install script or just a bad, or offline server? TIA John --- This sf.net email is spon

RE: [Fink-users] Opinion Please :) -- And the "winner" is ...

Thanks to everyone for the feedback. I didn't know anything at all about OroborOSX. I installed it and it works great right out of the box -- no tweaking necessary. John --- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven.

[Fink-users] Opinion Please :)

I have a fresh install of Fink and XonX (rootless) on my G4 PowerBook Titanium. I would like your opinion/advice regarding which window manager is "best" and why. John --- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. ht