Install Fink on OS X Leopard

kirby.mark — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:09:16 +0000

Fink can be used to download many open source tools, its best to also install Xcode.

1 – Install Xcode

Locate the Mac OS X Install Disc 2 that came with your Mac. If you can’t find it, you can download the latest copy

Go into Xcode tools and install XcodeTools.mpkg

Once you have installed Xcode, you can install Fink.

Go to the Fink downloads page and download and save the package for your OS – it should be the first one if your running Leopard on an Intel Mac.

Open the dmg and run the installer pkg file.

During set up you will be asked something about setting a path – click YES.

Open Terminal and enter the following:


fink scanpackages;
fink index

If this doesn’t work check Terminal wasn’t already open while you installed Fink, if it was, you need to close it and reopen it.

Then enter the following to update Fink:


sudo apt-get update; 
sudo apt-get install fink

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