[X-Newbies] Problem installing Fink on OS X 10.3.8.

[Brian Durant]

On Apr 4, 2005 11:51 PM, W Lane <wilann at telusplanet.net> wrote:
> 
> On Apr 4, 2005, at 08:09, Brian Durant wrote:
> 
> > A root directory /sw exists. Please see the Read Me file for update
> > instructions, or for information on installing Fink on a separate
> > volume."
> >
> > I have checked the documentation and can't find anything that matches
> > this. Anyone have any ideas? I have run "pathsetup".
> 
> If I recall correctly Virex(?) installs a folder 'sw' at the root level
> of your HD and causes the issue you are describing. Basically, you
> could not install/run Fink with Virex installed. I may be wrong, it
> could have been another Symantec/Norton piece of software that was
> causing this problem.

If Virex is the problem (which I have), is removing Virex the solution
or is there more to it? Do you have a URL on this?

Cheers,

Brian