On Thu, 2004-11-18 at 08:53 -0800, Casey T. Deccio wrote: > > So what is the difference between using the "apt-get" and "fink" commands? > Does fink compile everything while apt-get simply downloads the binaries?
apt-get installs binary packages from a stable repository, whereas fink downloads the source and compiles debian packages that are then installed with dpkg. So the two methods work together, allowing you easy access to stable binaries as well as unstable, bleeding edge packages. Michael > > Casey > > > ____________________ > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list -- ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
