Re: heya
Re: heya
- Subject: Re: heya
- From: Gaspar Heller <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 17:50:58 -0400
DId you see my post to X11-Users? :D Can you help me with my problem?
Hi Gaspar;
I unfortunately can't help you there. Right now, I'm trying to use fink
to install several packages without success (refer to my x11 post).
Anyway, I'm sort of doing several jobs at JPL. On Mars Exploration
Rovers (they will launch later this year) I'm doing some ground
software work. On Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (launch due in 2005) I'm
doing uplink engineering and coordinating the ground software tools to
be used.
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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That's cool William. Is this Mars mission going to be manned? Or is it
going to be a robot?
To see what Fink packages are available at any given moment type:
fink list
Once the list appears you can do one of two things:
1. type Fink install <name of package goes here> For example if you
wanted to install the Window Manager known as GNOME you'd type fink
install bundle-gnome. The only downside to that is it downloads the raw
source code and attempts to compile it. If you don't have Apple's
Developers Tools installed you'll run into problems. Also depending on
the speed of your computer it can take from a few minutes to a few
hours for it to download, compile and set up.
2. The other way you can install Fink packages is a bit simpler. All
you have to type is:
sudo apt-get install <package name>. I'll use the same example as
before. If you wanted to use GNOME you'd type sudo apt-get install
bundle-gnome. It will then prompt you for your password. It's the same
password you use to log into your computer. It's known as your root
password. When you start to type it nothing will seem to appears on
screen but in fact it is registering it. If you pop in the correct
password This command downloads already compiled binaries and all it
has to do is decompress them and set them up. This method though easier
isn't always the best solution. Some but not all packages aren't
available in that form. In that case use the previous method I
mentioned.
If you get the message 'fink: command not found" or "apt-get: command
not found" then that means that your system doesn't know that fink is
there and installed. To fix that you need to edit a hidden text file.
Open up either Apple's X11 application or Apple's Terminal application
and type this:
pico .cshrc
That will bring up a text editor. It will be empty if you didn't do
this yet. If it's empty type this:
source /sw/bin/init.csh
Then on the keyboard do control-O, then enter, followed by Control-X.
That will return you to the command prompt. Then quit either X11 or
Terminal and then reopen either one you want to work with. I personally
like Terminal better for listing the packages because it allows you to
scroll back up where as X11's Xterm doesn't. But... If you need to run
a program that has a graphical interface then you need to use X11.
Terminal will give you an error because it cannot run two graphical
environments at the same time. I just read your thread and I have no
idea as how to get around that... And it seems that you've already
edited .cshrc but I felt I had to tell you this just in case. That's
what came to my mind first.
Well I hope at least SOME of this helped. :) I'd love to chat more but
I have to go. If you need anymore help feel free to e-mail me and/or
the group and we'll try and help. That's what we're here for.
Take care,
G. Heller
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