Did you set up your enviroment as per
http://fink.sourceforge.net/doc/users-guide/install.php#setup ?

If so, then do you have a .tcshrc file in your home directory (if you're
using tcsh for your shell)?

On Mon, 2002-12-16 at 12:04, MacconverT wrote:
> For some reason my sw path settings do not "keep". Everytime I want to 
> use fink I have to set the path to sw/bin and sw/sbin manually.
> Fink works fine then. If I close the terminal window, I have to retype 
> my path settings. What is going on?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Monday, December 16, 2002, at 05:30 AM, Alexander Hansen wrote:
> 
> > If you type 'which update-rc.d' in a terminal window, what do you get?
> >
> > If nothing, then type 'printenv PATH' to see if /sw/sbin is in your
> > PATH.
> >
> > On Mon, 2002-12-16 at 02:02, MacconverT wrote:
> >> dpkg: `update-rc.d' not found on PATH.
> >> dpkg: 1 expected program(s) not found on PATH.
> >> NB: root's PATH should usually contain /usr/local/sbin, /usr/sbin and
> >> /sbin.
> >>
> >>
> >> How do i correct this? This happens with everything I try to install
> >> using Fink?
> >>
> >> Peter
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>                                             (o o)
> >>                                      oOOo-(_)-oOOo
> >>
> >>                                 You will know fear.
> >>                             Then you will know pain.
> >>                            Then you will use a Mac.
> >>
> >>                               THINK DIFFERENT!
> >>
> >>                                              (o o)
> >>                                      oOOo-(_)-oOOo
> > -- 
> > Alexander K. Hansen
> > Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University
> > visiting MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center
> > Levitated Dipole Experiment
> > 175 Albany Street, NW17-219
> > Cambridge, MA  02139-4213
> >
> >
>                                              (o o)
>                                      oOOo-(_)-oOOo
> 
>                                 You will know fear.
>                             Then you will know pain.
>                            Then you will use a Mac.
> 
>                               THINK DIFFERENT!
> 
>                                              (o o)
>                                      oOOo-(_)-oOOo
> 
> 
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