Re: [Fink-beginners] Select a destination volume to install Fink on

[Martin C. <cos...@wa...>]

Jim O'Reilly & Pat Jannaco wrote:
>   I am trying to install Fink (Fink-0.8.1-Intel-Installer.pkg) on an 
> Intel Mac (MacBook) under Mac OS X 10.4.11.
> 
> When I tried to install to the hard disk Macintosh HD (111GB of which 
> 87.2 GB are free), which was the default, I received the message:
> 
> "You cannot install Fink on this volume.  Cannot perform symlink test on 
> this volume because of a permissions problem.  Try performing the 
> "Repair Disk Permissions" function in Disk utility."
> 
> I suppose this means I should perform the "Repair Disk Permissions" on 
> the Macintosh HD.  I am somewhat leery of trying to change the Macintosh 
> HD permissions or to repair disk permissions without knowing the 
> ramifications.
> 
> On the other hand, when I try to use the Disk Utility on the Fink 0.8.1 
> file, I can verify it, but I can't access the "Repair Disk Permissions" 
> function (it is grey colored).
> 
> I did not recognize any entries in your FAQ as addressing this problem.

What about the first part of FAQ #Q5.33: "I can't install Fink via the 
Installer package, because I get "volume doesn't support symlinks" errors."

A: This message commonly means that you've tried to run the Fink 
installer as user who doesn't have administrative privileges. Make sure 
to log in at the login screen as such a user or switch to such a user in 
the Finder (i.e. fast user switching) before starting the Fink installer.

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