On Dec 11, 2010, at 7:49 AM, Tina K. wrote:
I've read the FAQ on the Fink project but I'm still not entirely
clear on what exactly it is. Is it an operating environment a la
Java, or an emulator like Virtual Box or Wine? Is it strictly a
repository of ported apps with apt-get
On Dec 11, 2010, at 12:52 PM, Tina K. wrote:
On 2010/12/11 13:42, Bruce Johnson so eloquently wrote:
All applications installed in this fashion either run on the command
line or via X-Windows
That makes sense, thanks for the explination. When you say X-
Windows, would that be X-11?
X11
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I tried Fink on my first OS X installation (Panther). Since Fink has
a much smaller set of package
On Dec 11, 2:42 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu
wrote:
On Dec 11, 2010, at 8:49 AM, Tina K. wrote:
I've read the FAQ on the Fink project but I'm still not entirely clear on
what exactly it is. Is it an operating environment a la Java, or an
emulator like Virtual Box or
On Dec 11, 2010, at 1:52 PM, Tina K. wrote:
When you say X-Windows, would that be X-11?
Yes.
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On Dec 11, 2010, at 7:49 AM, Tina K. wrote:
I've read the FAQ on the Fink project but I'm still not entirely clear on
what exactly it is. Is it an operating environment a la Java, or an emulator
like Virtual Box or Wine? Is it strictly a repository of ported apps with
apt-get
On Dec 11, 2010, at 8:49 AM, Tina K. wrote:
I've read the FAQ on the Fink project but I'm still not entirely clear on
what exactly it is. Is it an operating environment a la Java, or an emulator
like Virtual Box or Wine? Is it strictly a repository of ported apps with
apt-get
On 2010/12/11 13:42, Bruce Johnson so eloquently wrote:
All applications installed in this fashion either run on the command
line or via X-Windows
That makes sense, thanks for the explination. When you say X-Windows,
would that be X-11?
Tina
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I believe MacPorts is preferable to Fink. You need to have X11 and the
Developer Tools (Xcode) installed. Then install MacPorts. MacPorts is
command line from Terminal. As a GUI similar to Software Update I've
been using Porticus, which is really nice and very simple to use.
Porticus is
On 2010/12/11 15:26, Kris Tilford so eloquently wrote:
I believe MacPorts is preferable to Fink.
Fink wouldn't install, it didn't like my permissions even after repair.
You need to have X11 and the
Developer Tools (Xcode) installed. Then install MacPorts. MacPorts is
command line from
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