Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 06:16:37 +0000 (UTC) From: Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r40603 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq Message-ID: <201301130616.r0D6Gb1n032539@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: eadler Date: Sun Jan 13 06:16:37 2013 New Revision: 40603 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/40603 Log: Update and modernize the running-X question Approved by: bcr (mentor) Patch reconstructed by hand Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Sun Jan 13 06:11:30 2013 (r40602) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Sun Jan 13 06:16:37 2013 (r40603) @@ -5304,19 +5304,29 @@ options SYSVMSG # enable for <qandaentry> <question id="running-X"> - <para>I want to run X, how do I go about it?</para> + <para>I want to run &xorg;, how do I go about it?</para> </question> <answer> - <para>If you would like to add X to an existing installation, - you should use either the <filename - role="package">x11/xorg</filename> meta-port, which will - build and install all the necessary components, or install - &xorg; from &os; packages:</para> + <para>To install &xorg; do one of the following:</para> + + <para>Use the <filename role="package">x11/xorg</filename> + meta-port, which builds and installs every &xorg; + component.</para> + + <para>Use the <filename + role="package">x11/xorg-minimal</filename>, which builds + and installs only the neccasary &xorg; components.</para> + + <para>Install &xorg; from &os; packages:</para> <screen><userinput>&prompt.root; pkg_add -r xorg</userinput></screen> - <para>After the installation of &xorg; was successful, follow + <para>or on systems using <application>pkg</application>:</para> + + <screen><userinput>&prompt.root; pkg install xorg</userinput></screen> + + <para>After the installation of &xorg;, follow the instructions from the <ulink url="&url.books.handbook;/x-config.html">X11 Configuration</ulink> section of the &os; Handbook.</para>
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