The simple answer is, you can't. Fink is not a generic installer, it only knows how to handle its own packages. You will need to look at your software for installation instructions, and follow those. Fink won't be involved, except that the instructions may tell you to use fink to install prerequisites your software needs....
On Sep 28, 2011, at 12:48 PM, Peter Russo wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to use Fink to install a linux application that I obtained from > my school's software server. The it came with several folders, including an > installer .TAR. How can I install this? To I have to move the installer > folder somewhere in the /sw folder? Thanks > > -- > -Pete > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a > definitive record of customers, application performance, security > threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes > sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2dcopy1_______________________________________________ > Fink-beginners mailing list > Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net > List archive: > http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners > Subscription management: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners Hans Kruse, Professor J. Warren McClure School of Information and Telecommunication Systems Adjunct Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Chief Operating Officer, GRID Lab 292 Lindley Hall, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701 740-593-4891 voice, 740-593-4889 fax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2dcopy1 _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
