> On Dec 14, 2014, at 11:46 AM, Martin Ris <mar...@martinris.com> wrote: > > Hi Alexander, > > Thanks so much for the quick reply! > > Upfront disclaimer - I'm a Unix newbie. > > ______ > > I think I tried all mirrors, definitely the original URL, but none worked. > > But, in the meantime, I dug in a little deeper, and installed the package as > a binary, by itself. That worked. > > Then I re-ran fink install gimp2, again as source, and this time, all > packages were downloaded, and I'm installing Gimp as we speak - over an hour > already. I guess, installing from binaries instead of source code is a more > efficient way to install? >
Normally, yes, though there can be a lag between when a source description is updated and when the corresponding binary is uploaded. > _____________ > > I'll updated my question in the Forum when I'm gone with the installation. > > ________ > > Another question, if you don't mind - can I delete the ~/Downloads/fink > directory and files, that were put there as part of the fink installation? I > assume these are no longer needed, right? > Right. > Thanks again; I truly appreciate your help. > > Martin > > BTW - watching the gimp installation gives you a true appreciation of modern > software development - it' s mind boggling what goes into an app. > > It is, indeed. :-) -- Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. Fink User Liaison ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ 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
