if you are just trying to switch to unstable use FinkCammander to do so. It's easyer and fast. Just go into the prefrenses and click on the unstable box then press "apply" then update your table and there you go.
Message: 7 Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Alexander K. Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Fink-beginners] Editing sw/etc/fink.conf Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 21:36:39 -0400 To: "lawrence moran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Use "sudo" before invoking your editor, e.g. "sudo pico /sw/etc/fink.conf". On May 11, 2004, at 11:47 AM, lawrence moran wrote: > Hi, > > I need to edit fink.conf in order to access unstable packages. As far > as > I know I have super-user privileges (I have the password) but how do I > begin editing as a super-user? Do I need to somehow logon as a > super-user? I should say that I'm new not only to Fink, but to UNIX. > > Thanks > > Lawrence > > -- Alexander K. Hansen Fink Documentarian Day Job: Levitated Dipole Experiment http://www.psfc.mit.edu/LDX ===== [SG-1]GOA-DAREDEVIL! !!!!!X to me is extremly Christ!!!!! Skillet: I rest in the shelter of your love and I rest in the wonder of your grace and I rest in the wonder of you __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - Buy advance tickets for 'Shrek 2' http://movies.yahoo.com/showtimes/movie?mid=1808405861 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: SourceForge.net Broadband Sign-up now for SourceForge Broadband and get the fastest 6.0/768 connection for only $19.95/mo for the first 3 months! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=2562&alloc_id=6184&op=click _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
