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From: "Machiavel" <machiavel@mac.com>
Subject: Re: Fink installation References: <l.1043490361.1957275390@toby.chem.brandeis.edu>
Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2003 12:26:57 GMT

On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 10:26:01 +0000, ratfink wrote:

> I just downloaded Fink 0.5.1 installer to use on an OS 10.2.3 G4
> machine.  I also read the warning that says:
> 
> "Do not use this installer if you have MacGIMP or OpenOSX.com's GIMP
> package installed."
> 
> A while back, I installed gimp-print 4.2.1 to try to solve a printing
> problem.
> 
> Obviously, my ignorance makes me nervous.  Is gimp-print 4.2.1 the
> same thing as (for purposes of Fink 0.5.1) MacGimp or OpenOSX GIMP??
> 
> Does just having a piece of GIMP preclude me from using the installer?
> I do NOT want to screw up my machine!!
> 
> Can I run the Fink installer SAFELY in this circumstance?

It shouldn't problem.  The gimp-print installation only installs the unix
printer drivers.  MacGimp and OpenOSX gimp install a complete Xfree86 GUI
environment needed to run the Gimp program.  Fink may conflict with this,
because if you use it to install graphical unix-apps with it, it will 
install Xfree86 over the OpenOSX and MacGimp installations.  If you have 
no xfree86 installation, it's not a problem.  

Psst - Wanna work for yourself?

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