Desktopmanager version 0.5.3 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 0.5.3

      View the most recent changes for the desktopmanager port at: desktopmanager.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for desktopmanager.
      The raw portfile for desktopmanager 0.5.3 is located here:
      http://desktopmanager.darwinports.com/dports/aqua/DesktopManager/Portfile
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      The desktopmanager Portfile 57375 2009-09-10 08:16:41Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      PortGroup xcode 1.0

      Name: DesktopManager
      Version: 0.5.3
      Category: aqua
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Description: Virtual Desktops for Mac OS X
      Long Description: DesktopManager brings Virtual Desktops to Mac OS X. It is utilizing the Quartz engine to make damn cool animations while switching desktops (e. g. cube).

      Homepage: http://desktopmanager.berlios.de/
      Master Sites: http://download.berlios.de/desktopmanager/
      distname ${distname}.src

      Checksums: md5 23548a9f4160dcfd80725afb1f7160a4 sha1 dec0d383c98856973e5b52065da2816400e40a21 rmd160 66935704e20439b855e1013f430227756a3bdeaf

      worksrcdir ${name}

      universal_variant no

      xcode.destroot.settings SKIP_INSTALL=yes

      post-destroot {
      xinstall -d ${destroot}${applications_dir}
      copy "${worksrcpath}/build/UninstalledProducts/Desktop Manager.app" ${destroot}${applications_dir}

      eval delete [glob "${destroot}${applications_dir}/Desktop Manager.app/Contents/{PlugIns,Resources/*}/*.bundle/*.bundle"]
      }

      livecheck.type regex
      livecheck.url http://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3463
      livecheck.regex "${name}-(\\d+(?:\\.\\d+)*)"


    If you haven't already installed Darwin Ports, you can find easy instructions for doing so at the main Darwin Ports page.

    Once Darwin Ports has been installed, in a terminal window and while online, type the following and hit return:


      %  cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/desktopmanager
      % sudo port install desktopmanager
      Password:
    You will then be prompted for your root password, which you should enter. You may have to wait for a few minutes while the software is retrieved from the network and installed for you. Y ou should see something that looks similar to:

      ---> Fetching desktopmanager
      ---> Verifying checksum for desktopmanager
      ---> Extracting desktopmanager
      ---> Configuring desktopmanager
      ---> Building desktopmanager with target all
      ---> Staging desktopmanager into destroot
      ---> Installing desktopmanager
    - Make sure that you do not close the terminal window while Darwin Ports is working. Once the software has been installed, you can find further information about using desktopmanager with these commands:
      %  man desktopmanager
      % apropos desktopmanager
      % which desktopmanager
      % locate desktopmanager

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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