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jaco2046 · 05:33 AM

Greetings everyone....

I've had an iMac G5 iSight for about 7 months, it's my first Mac in many, many years.
I'm a bit frustrated that everytime I want to install a unix or linux/X11 program I always,
and I mean always have problems with missing libs etc......I used Debian linux and other
variants for a long time, though Im not a linux guru, I was able to get by and found it to
be a great learning experience. I love my Mac (at times) and then other times I almost hate
it. When I think about the Unix system system that drives OSX, man I'm excited, but when I
run into difficulties I just want to give up. I've also begun to use Fink, a great app!
Any advice on how to get a "real" handle on getting the most out of Unix/OSX?
I will say the more I learn, the more excited I become. Thanks in advance.

Kind Regards,

Jaco

OreoCookie · Jun 29, 2006, 07:19 AM

Try darwinports. As fink it is another package management systems that ensures all dependencies are installed and you can use them simultaneously. I haven't found an app that wasn't at least available via one of the two.