Fink 0.9.0 Installation

These are the installation instructions for the "source" distribution of Fink 0.9.0, intended for use with OS X v.10.5 . The instructions can also be used for installation on OS X v.10.4 (replacing 0.9.0 by 0.8.1 throughout the document), for installation on OS X v.10.3 (replacing 0.9.0 by 0.7.2 throughout the document), for installation on OS X v.10.2 (replacing 0.9.0 by 0.6.4 throughout the document), and for installation on OS X v.10.1 (replacing 0.9.0 by 0.4.1a).

This document does not apply to the "binary" distribution.

There are instructions for both first time installation and upgrading from a previous version. Fast track instructions for the impatient are at the top.

1 The Fast Track

1.1 First Time Installation Fast Track
1.2 Update Fast Track

2 First Time Installation

2.1 Requirements
2.2 Choosing A Directory
2.3 Installation
2.4 Getting X11 Sorted Out

3 Upgrading From Fink 0.3.x

3.1 Updating The Package Manager
3.2 Getting tetex Sorted Out
3.3 Updating Packages

4 Upgrading From Fink 0.2.x

4.1 Updating The Package Manager
4.2 Updating The Package Descriptions
4.3 Getting X11 Sorted Out
4.4 Updating Packages
4.5 Other Notes

5 Upgrading From Fink 0.1.x

5.1 Clean cut

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Fink 0.9.0 Installation

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