Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 15:51:14 -0500 From: parv <parv_@yahoo.com> To: Jacques Beigbeder <Jacques.Beigbeder@ens.fr> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: any philosophy to install XFree86? Message-ID: <20020312205114.GA47983@moo.holy.cow> In-Reply-To: <20020312195010.A11599@trefle.ens.fr> References: <20020312195010.A11599@trefle.ens.fr>
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in message <20020312195010.A11599@trefle.ens.fr>, wrote Jacques Beigbeder thusly... > > 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 had installed both from the ports & from the X cvs sources. i didn't have problems w/ any ... besides the one that getting cvs files takes more time than the gzip'd files on a dial up connection. as replied by others, use the one that works for you: both w/ your video card and w/ you memory/binary size requirements. - parv -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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