11.2 Using Fink

Once Fink has been installed, you can see what packages are available by entering the command fink list . You can install a package from source with the command fink install package .

The fink command is used from the command line to maintain, install, and uninstall packages from source. Table 11-1 lists some examples of its usage.

Table 11-1. Various fink commands

Command	Description
fink apropos foo	Lists packages matching the search keyword, foo .
fink build foo	Downloads and builds package foo . No installation is performed.
fink checksums	Verifies the integrity of source tarballs.
fink configure	Rerun the configuration process.
fink describe foo	Describes package foo .
fink fetch foo	Downloads package foo, but doesn't install it.
fink fetch-all	Downloads source files for all available packages.
fink fetch-missing	Like fetch-all , but fetches only source code that's not already present.
fink index	Forces a rebuild of the package cache.
fink install foo	Downloads source, then builds and installs package foo .
fink list	Lists available packages. "i" is placed next to installed packages. Takes many options. For example, fink list -i lists only installed packages. Execute fink list -help for a complete set of options.
fink purge foo	Same as remove but also removes all configuration files. Use apt-get remove instead.
fink rebuild foo	Downloads and rebuilds package foo . Installation is performed.
fink reinstall foo	Reinstalls foo using dpkg .
fink remove foo	Deletes package foo , ignoring dependencies. Use apt-get remove instead.
fink selfupdate	Updates Fink along with package list. Uses latest officially released Fink source. Do this first unless you're updating via CVS.
fink selfupdate-cvs	Updates Fink along with the package list using CVS.
fink selfupdate-rsync	Updates Fink, along with the package list, using rsync .
fink update foo	Updates package foo .
fink update-all	Updates all installed packages.