I'd say first check in /sw/bin and see what you have there. You may not have init.csh, dselelect, or fink present. In such a case, you can remove the whole directory with "rm -rf /sw" and run an installer.
Also, that's a really old installer. You should consider downloading the 0.5.3 installer. Finally, if you want to install anything from source, you may have problems because the August 2003 update to the December 2002 tools breaks some things. Check the fink main page (http://fink.sourceforge.net/) for more on this. Alexander K. Hansen Levitated Dipole Experiment http://www.psfc.mit.edu/LDX -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Spiese Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 11:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Fink-beginners] Can't install or update Fink Importance: High I've got the Developers Tools (August Update applied) installed. When I try to run the Fink-0.5.0a installer I am told that an older version of Fink is already installed. I downloaded the following files to do the update as instructed at <http://fink.sourceforge.net/download/upgrade.php>: apt_0.5.4-7_darwin-powerpc.deb apt-shlibs_0.5.4-7_darwin-powerpc.deb In Terminal I navigate to the folder where these files are and type: source /sw/bin/init.csh I get no such file or directory. So I type: Fink --version I get unknown command fink. So I run: dselect And again get unknown command dselect So, the installer will not run because it says I already have Fink installed. When I try to update Fink, none of the commands work and the directories can't be found. So how do I install or update this wonderful software? Would it be best for me to uninstall Fink? If so I could not find instructions on how to do that. I get the journal so if you could CC me in on your reply, I'd apreciate it. Thanks, George Spiese [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
