On 2/23/07, Sami Laine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello. > > Being somewhat seasoned UNIX and Debian/GNU Linux user I installed the > Fink pretty much immediately after macbook purchase. > > After I got most of the stuff working, I started to wonder how to > exactly update package lists with Fink? To explicate what exactly do I > mean with this, I give one concrete example. > > Wireshark is available in unstable/stable distribution, as source > package. At least according to Fink project and package pages: > http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/wireshark . > > However, doing 'apt-cache search wireshark' leaves me empty handed and > graphical gizmo of FinkCommander seems to be equally helpless. > > Running 'apt-get update' doesn't seem to affect the problem in any way, > so there must be some other stuff I should be running before package > lists are updated. > > Any suggestions? > > -- > Sami J. Laine @ GMail >
Yeah, don't use the apt-* toolset for stuff that's avallable only in source format. Fink is not Debian, and we use the 'fink' tool for source operations--which interfaces with the Source menu options on Fink Commander. -- Alexander K. Hansen (akh) Fink Documenter (still) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
