On Thu, 2002-08-15 at 00:30, Rog�rio Brito wrote: > > Hi there. > > I am an a moderately experienced system administrator using > Debian for x86 (having packaged some programs also), but a > complete newbie regarding fink. > > I read the FAQ, but some things were not exactly clear for > me and I would appreciate the help of others. > > 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?
The binary distribution gets updated less often and doesn't have all of the available packages, even for those that are in the stable tree. In addition, there are even more packages which are rated as unstable for fink (though the upstream people may rate it as stable). These aren't made into binaries, except for KDE (because of the hideously long build time). > > 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... > > 3 - Does fink feature something like Debian's apt-move, which > moves the packages grabbed from the network to a local > repository in appropriate sections? Not as far as I can tell. It looks like they just get dropped off in /sw/var/cache/apt/archives. Packages that you build yourself _are_ put in the correct section. > > 4 - Does fink has any security updates section, like Debian's > security.debian.org? > Security updates get released as needed, and announcements are made on the mailing lists. > 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? > > Well, thanks for any help regarding these questions. > > > Thanks, Roger... > > -- > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Rog�rio Brito - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by: Dice - The leading online job board > for high-tech professionals. Search and apply for tech jobs today! > http://seeker.dice.com/seeker.epl?rel_code1 > _______________________________________________ > Fink-beginners mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners > -- -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University Levitated Dipole Experiment MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 Phone: 617-252-1818 Fax: 208-988-4057 ------------------------------------------------------- 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
