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Date:      Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:38:55 +0330
From:      "Bahman M." <b.movaqar@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Upgrading Xorg from 6 to 7
Message-ID:  <6d62f69a0708182308k3f1e7d92w222061b6dc34c248@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0708141911320.7891@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE>
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.64.0708141911320.7891@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE>

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> I have just read the UPDATING file and realized that this is something
> that have so many possibilities of going horribly wrong that it most
> certanly will. Thus I want another option.
>
> Would it be possible to deinstall every port that relates to Xorg 6 and
> install Xorg 7 as if X never existed?
>
> Anyone care to tell me if pkg_delete xorg* would do, or if there's a
> better way?
I just upgraded Xorg to 7.2 and what I did was reinstalling a fresh
minimal (just the base system) FreeBSD, updating my ports (portsnap)
and then 'make' Xorg.
It took me quite some time though, but if you have a fast internet
connection that'll be no problem.
By the way, I didn't lost any data as I'd created separate partitions
for important directories.

Bahman



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