Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 20:54:01 +0100 From: Andreas Ntaflos <ntaflos.andreas@gmx.net> To: Jacques Beigbeder <Jacques.Beigbeder@ens.fr> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: any philosophy to install XFree86? Message-ID: <20020312205401.B88563@Deadcell.ant> In-Reply-To: <20020312195010.A11599@trefle.ens.fr>; from Jacques.Beigbeder@ens.fr on Tue, Mar 12, 2002 at 07:50:10PM %2B0100 References: <20020312195010.A11599@trefle.ens.fr>
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On Tue, Mar 12, 2002 at 07:50:10PM +0100, Jacques Beigbeder wrote: > May be it's a FAQ... > > Is there any philosophy to install X11R6 on a FreeBSD 4.5? > There are 3 sources: > . 4.5-RELEASE/XF86336, old Xfree86 3.3.6; > . XFree86*4.1.0*.tgz ( from packages-4.5-release/x11 ); > . the distribution from ftp.xfree86.org (now 4.1.2). > > Is there any preferred order and choice to get a good installation, > relatively to all packages and dependencies? > I found very painless to install XFree86 from the ports (x11/XFree86-4). With portupgrade it is even easier. Just answer the few questions the installation routine asks (install xdm - yes,no , install fonts - yes,no etc etc) and you don't have to worry about anything. HTH regards -- Andreas "ant" Ntaflos ntaflos.andreas@gmx.net Vienna, AUSTRIA To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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