Hi Chris, Install the Ports infrastructure from macports.org, which is just a .pkg file you download and run like any other Mac installer. That automatically makes the appropriate changes to your .profile file so that you can just run "port install pianobar". Hope this helps, Zack. On Jun 4, 2011, at 11:02 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
> So, then, how would I install pianobar > > Chris. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zachary Kline" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 1:58 PM > Subject: Re: Maybe a weird question about Terminal > > > Hi Chris, > Indeed, you can install Pianobar and run it quite happily. There are ways to > make installing most common Unix software almost like apt-get, though the > latter itself hasn't been ported over I don't think. Consider sites like > www.macports.org, which maintains an up-to-date copy of pianobar among many > other packages, installed via a 'ports' command. > Hope this helps, > Zack. > On Jun 4, 2011, at 10:50 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > >> Seeing that OSX basically at the end of the day under the hood is! believe >> it or not, a form of Unix, and seeing that it is possible to get to a >> terminal shell through the Utilities folder in the finder, could one >> actually run Unix/Linux based CLI apps that don't require a graffic >> interface? For example, there is a really nice command line only Linux >> based Pandora player called pianobar. It works absolutely flawlessly! Also >> could one install apt then do things on a mac like apt-get install or >> aptitude install packagename? >> >> I know that sounds like a dumb question, but... yeah, I know I could run >> Linux in a VM machine, or could probably in theory even do it with bootcamp, >> but I really would rather not, as there's really only like 3 or 4 things >> from Linux that I'd like to port over. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Chris. >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
