KDE in mac os x

[mascarasnake]

Hey Jim -

Jim Ricken wrote:
> Is  there any way possible to  dump aqua interface and install xfree86 
> and kde or gnome in osx ?
> Jim

You can get most Linux apps on OSX  (and yes, that means KDE, GNOME, 
Blackbox etc)with either Fink:
	<http://fink.sourceforge.net/>
or DarwinPorts:
	<http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/>
You'll need to make sure that you have X11 and the Xcode tools installed 
(they should be part of your install CDs - if not you can download them 
from Apple).

Apple's X11 allows you to choose rootless or rooted modes (to use X with 
or without the quartz-wm) under 'Preferences'.

I use Fink which uses .deb files for binary installs primarily via 
apt-get and dpkg/dselect. It also has a very user friendly GUI in Fink 
Commander (never tried Darwin Ports so I can't give you a comparison). 
Fink also has a pretty large unstable tree and you can opt for other 
methods of download as well (rsync, et. al.).

Both Fink and DarwinPorts have mailing lists you can subscribe too with 
a fairly decent flow of traffic.

g'luck

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