Fink

Binary Upgrade Instructions for Mac OS X 10.2

Here is how to update the binary release of Fink under Mac OS X 10.2, starting from the Fink official binary distribution, version 0.3.x or later.

There are several steps:

  1. Getting the correct apt package. Download the apt-0.5.4-7 and apt-shlibs-0.5.4-7 packages. In a Terminal.app window, go to the folder where you downloaded these files and run these commands: 

    source /sw/bin/init.csh
sudo dpkg -i apt-shlibs_0.5.4-7_darwin-powerpc.deb 
sudo dpkg -i apt_0.5.4-7_darwin-powerpc.deb

    (if you are using bash as your shell, source /sw/bin/init.sh instead)

  2. Once apt is installed, use these commands to update apt and your installed packages: 

    sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
fink scanpackages
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install storable-pm

  3. Finally, update your package descriptions with the following commands: 

    sudo touch /sw/fink/stamp-rel-0.3.0
fink selfupdate