[6116]

So, as per fink's instructions, I installed Apple's x11 binaries (a clean installation, no xwindows of any kind on this machine before), and then tried to install system-xfree86, and it didn't work out so well:

%>fink install system-xfree86
Information about 769 packages read in 1 seconds.

pkg system-xfree86 version ###
pkg system-xfree86 version 4.2-1
The following package will be installed or updated:
system-xfree86
dpkg -i /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/system-xfree86_4.2-1_darwin-powerpc.deb
(Reading database ... 3454 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking system-xfree86 (from .../system-xfree86_4.2-1_darwin-powerpc.deb) ...

dpkg: error processing /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/system-xfree86_4.2-1_darwin-powerpc.deb (--install):
subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/system-xfree86_4.2-1_darwin-powerpc.deb
### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1
Failed: can't install package system-xfree86-4.2-1


Sorry for that long dump of error messages, but does anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

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[Axel]

same here
anyone ?

[Zim]

I'm not a fink expert (been using it forever, but...)

silly question.. did you try

sudo fink install .....

?

Mike

[Axel]

Originally posted by Zim:
I'm not a fink expert (been using it forever, but...)

silly question.. did you try

sudo fink install .....

?

Mike

Of course we did, but the fink command doesn't require it, as it asks for an admin password anyway.

[Axel]

Ater reading the fink FAQ, I installed Apple's X11 SDK (also on the X11 page), and the command "sudo apt-get install system-xfree86" worked
("fink install ..." still didn't)

[Zim]

Originally posted by Axel:
Of course we did, but the fink command doesn't require it, as it asks for an admin password anyway.

Wasn't trying to be insulting..... I've been using fink since it first came out, and I don't think it was always smart enough to prompt.

Mike

[Avon]

Originally posted by Axel:
Ater reading the fink FAQ, I installed Apple's X11 SDK (also on the X11 page), and the command "sudo apt-get install system-xfree86" worked
("fink install ..." still didn't)

Thanks for the info. This did the trick.

[Vanquish]

well I tried it and I got this

Code:
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Package system-xfree86 has no available version, but exists in the database.
This typically means that the package was mentioned in a dependency and
never uploaded, has been obsoleted or is not available with the contents
of sources.list
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: local/main Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_local_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: stable/main Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_stable_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: stable/crypto Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_stable_crypto_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2/release/main Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/us.dl.sourceforge.net_fink_direct%5fdownload_dists_10.2_release_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2/release/crypto Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/us.dl.sourceforge.net_fink_direct%5fdownload_dists_10.2_release_crypto_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2/current/main Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/us.dl.sourceforge.net_fink_direct%5fdownload_dists_10.2_current_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2/current/crypto Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/us.dl.sourceforge.net_fink_direct%5fdownload_dists_10.2_current_crypto_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
E: Package system-xfree86 has no installation candidate

any ideas ?

[MacGorilla]

try fink update or apt-get install update

[Vanquish]

tried it and it tells me:

-"No packages to install." (fink update)

-a bunch of errors (sudo apt-get install update)

[Angus_D]

You need to fink selfupdate-cvs to get the latest package descriptions. You need system-xfree86-4.2-5. Older versions don't recognize Apple's X11 distribution.

[Vanquish]

That did it ! Thanks a lot Angus