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Linux software on Mac OS X

PACK YOUR MAC

Author(s): JULIET KEMP

An increasing number of Linux desktop users also run a Mac, and although the Mac has a lot of great programs, Linux has a lot of apps you can’t get natively for the Mac.

Fink and MacPorts are projects that focus on porting open source software to Mac systems. Both projects also provide a packaging system and an interface for command-line installation.


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Fink seems to have finked out

Juliett Kemp Oct 13, 2009 7:05am GMT

I loved the article on fink and mac ports but the fink website seems to be non functional. I just keep getting error messages any ideas?

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