On Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at 12:40 PM, Ned Dupont wrote:
Hi all,
I know this is probably a stupid question because I can probably already do
it, I just don't know how.
Every time I want to install something new, I have to sit through a mess of
compilation. Is there a way to simply install binaries? Like a quick RPM
type install? I will literally have to wait through over a days worth of
compiling just to have KDE or GNOME. Can I get it quicker?
Thanks, Ned Dupont
Yes, there is. However, you aren't guaranteed the current latest stable version for some of the packages (and definitely nothing from unstable).
Check out: http://fink.sourceforge.net/doc/users-guide/packages.php , sections 3.2 and 3.3
Also, if you're using Fink Commander, you can install binaries, and be able to see which packages have binaries available (and what version).
-- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University visiting MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center Levitated Dipole Experiment 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213
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