Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 12:14:12 -0500 From: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com> To: liuyang99@earthlink.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: need help with xfree86 4 Message-ID: <200309211214.12961.algould@datawok.com> In-Reply-To: <E1A17F3-0007jl-00@snipe.mail.pas.earthlink.net> References: <E1A17F3-0007jl-00@snipe.mail.pas.earthlink.net>
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On Sunday 21 September 2003 11:43 am, ALIAS wrote:
> i'm trying to install this program and it says it needs xfree86 4x to
> compile where do i get xfree86 4x and how to install it?
Assuming your running FreeBSD 4.8:
Use the ports system:
su
cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4/
make install clean
Or use pkg_add:
su
pkg_add
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/All/XFree86-4.3.0,1.tgz
(pkg_add and the ftp address should be on the same line.)
Good reference:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports.html
Best of luck,
Andrew Gould
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