Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 09:33:12 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com> To: ecerejo@zapo.net Cc: sroberts@dsl.pipex.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Upgrade XFree86-3.3.6? to XFree86-4.X Message-ID: <3CE68248.80905@owt.com> References: <20020518162520.E56A45D5A@server3.safepages.com>
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E.J.Cerejo wrote: > You need to uninstall the old version first. > run this command: > > ls /var/db/pkg | more > > this should give a list of every package installed then > > pkg_delete -f XFree86-3.3.6 <--or whatever version you have > > after this you can install the new version using the port: > > cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4 > make && make install clean > > If for some reason you don't see XFree86-3.3.6 installed in /var/db/pkg then just use /stand/sysinstall to uninstall it, just uncheck the XFree86-3.3.6 in sysintall and that should do it. > > After you upgrade you should edit your rc.conf file that you have XFree86-4, I'm not sure what the line is but I think it's this: > > xfree86= 4 It is XFREE86_VERSION=4 and I missed this in how I upgraded. I remembered it about 2 seconds after I pressed send. Kent > > somebody can correct me if I'm wrong > > >>Subject: Upgrade XFree86-3.3.6? to XFree86-4.X >> From: "S. Roberts" <sroberts@dsl.pipex.com> >> Date: 18 May 2002 15:21:34 +0100 >> To: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> >> >> >>--=-N/5TZG6EgJmS/ZsJ3g10 >>Content-Type: text/plain >>Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >> >>Hi, >> I have XFree86-3.3.6 installed on my system. After posting questions >>about my colour / graphics problems with a new monitor, numerous >>respondents advised me to upgrade to XFree86-4.0.2. >> >>Simple question here is, how do I upgrade to XFree86-4.0.2? Please bear >>with me here - yes I've read the handbook, yes, I've read The Complete >>FreeBSD, there's nowhere is either of the two that addresses upgrading >> >>from a previous XFree86-3.3.6 to a later version. > >>The handbook mentions installing a later version after completing the >>base installation and then proceeding to install the newer version via >>the ports .., that's it. Nothing about what happens to the original >>files, or what to do before attempting the install. The XFree86 site >>doesn't mention any procedures for doing either. >> >>I'm not hoping to make a big deal out of this, so I'd just like to find >>out if this procedure is documented anywhere, and where it might be. >> >>Thanks in advance. >> >>Stacey >> >>--=20 >>Stacey Roberts B.Sc. (HONS) Computer Science >>Network Systems Engineer >> >>--=-N/5TZG6EgJmS/ZsJ3g10 >>Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc >>Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part >> >>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>Hash: SHA1 >> >>Content-Type: text/plain >>Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >> >>Hi, >> I have XFree86-3.3.6 installed on my system. After posting questions >>about my colour / graphics problems with a new monitor, numerous >>respondents advised me to upgrade to XFree86-4.0.2. >> >>Simple question here is, how do I upgrade to XFree86-4.0.2? Please bear >>with me here - yes I've read the handbook, yes, I've read The Complete >>FreeBSD, there's nowhere is either of the two that addresses upgrading >> >>from a previous XFree86-3.3.6 to a later version. > >>The handbook mentions installing a later version after completing the >>base installation and then proceeding to install the newer version via >>the ports .., that's it. Nothing about what happens to the original >>files, or what to do before attempting the install. The XFree86 site >>doesn't mention any procedures for doing either. >> >>I'm not hoping to make a big deal out of this, so I'd just like to find >>out if this procedure is documented anywhere, and where it might be. >> >>Thanks in advance. >> >>Stacey >> >>- --=20 >>Stacey Roberts B.Sc. (HONS) Computer Science >>Network Systems Engineer >> >>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >>Version: PGP 6.5.8 >> >>iQA/AwUBPOZjbPdn4A8qiCO5EQLgtgCdGi1dBmYXSgQe9/qe7f/D7MqXg4YAn1Sd >>IGbsKLiP81uFFJlKOM4difdn >>=Hy1F >>-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >>--=-N/5TZG6EgJmS/ZsJ3g10-- >> >> >>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >>with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > . > > -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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